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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... ships of " about 1,269,000 tons . " Figures of the United States Maritime Commis- sion , compiled from newspaper reports and other sources , put the total number of ships lost in the first 12 months of the war at 724 , with 43 missing ...
... ships of " about 1,269,000 tons . " Figures of the United States Maritime Commis- sion , compiled from newspaper reports and other sources , put the total number of ships lost in the first 12 months of the war at 724 , with 43 missing ...
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... Ships lost . 88,646 134,413 Ships missing . 39 144,578 171,008 90 233,070 359,914 7 32.782 51,625 1 2,140 3,560 Swedish 63 ** 137,062 217,800 968 4 20,418 ) 1,452 33.810 767 724 2,814,101 3,816,342 2,744,570 3,707,931 43 Japanese . 1 ...
... Ships lost . 88,646 134,413 Ships missing . 39 144,578 171,008 90 233,070 359,914 7 32.782 51,625 1 2,140 3,560 Swedish 63 ** 137,062 217,800 968 4 20,418 ) 1,452 33.810 767 724 2,814,101 3,816,342 2,744,570 3,707,931 43 Japanese . 1 ...
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... Ships Information on. Name and Con- Type of Ship tractor Basis of Contract Cost Dollars Name and Con- Type of Ship tractor Basis of Contract Cost Dollars Aircraft carriers : Essex . Newport Negotiated price 40,170,700 News Ship Building ...
... Ships Information on. Name and Con- Type of Ship tractor Basis of Contract Cost Dollars Name and Con- Type of Ship tractor Basis of Contract Cost Dollars Aircraft carriers : Essex . Newport Negotiated price 40,170,700 News Ship Building ...
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