The World Almanac and Book of FactsPress Publishing Company (The New York World), 1923 The World Almanac and Book of Facts is a US published reference work and conveys information about such subjects as world changes, tragedies, sports feats, etc. It has been published yearly from 1868 to 1875, and again every year since 1886. The first edition of The World Almanac was published by The New York World newspaper in 1868 (the name of the publication comes from the newspaper itself, which was known as The World). Published just three years after the end of the US Civil War and the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, its 120 pages of information touched on such events as the process of Reconstruction and the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson. Publication was suspended in 1876, but in 1886 newspaper publisher Joseph Pulitzer, who had purchased The New York World and quickly transformed it into one of the most influential newspapers in the country, revived The World Almanac with the intention of making it a compendium of universal knowledge. The World Almanac has been published annually since. |
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... Island of New Guinea north from Australia . Its area is estimated at 90.540 square miles with an estimated native ... Island and forms the eastern side ; on the western side the towering mountain slopes crowd in upon the coastline ...
... Island of New Guinea north from Australia . Its area is estimated at 90.540 square miles with an estimated native ... Island and forms the eastern side ; on the western side the towering mountain slopes crowd in upon the coastline ...
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... islands lies between 21 ° 10 miles - Population ( 1940 Census ) 16,003,303 and 4 ° 40 ' north latitude and between 116 ° 40 ' and 126 ° 34 ' east longitude . There are 7,083 island extending 1,150 statute miles from north to sout } and ...
... islands lies between 21 ° 10 miles - Population ( 1940 Census ) 16,003,303 and 4 ° 40 ' north latitude and between 116 ° 40 ' and 126 ° 34 ' east longitude . There are 7,083 island extending 1,150 statute miles from north to sout } and ...
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Governors Island in New York Harbor Source : Historical and Military Records Fort Wadsworth , Staten Island , is on the south side of The Narrows . Facing it , on the north side of the Narrows , is Fort Hamilton , Brooklyn . Fort Slocum ...
Governors Island in New York Harbor Source : Historical and Military Records Fort Wadsworth , Staten Island , is on the south side of The Narrows . Facing it , on the north side of the Narrows , is Fort Hamilton , Brooklyn . Fort Slocum ...
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