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Contents • • • • • • History [ ] The first edition of The World Almanac was published by The 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 and the assassination of President, its 120 pages of information touched on such events as the process of Reconstruction and the impeachment of President. Publication was suspended in 1876, but in 1886 newspaper publisher, who had purchased The 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. In 1894, when it claimed more than a half-million 'habitual users,' The World Almanac changed its name to The World Almanac and Encyclopedia. This was the title it kept until 1923, when it became The World Almanac and Book of Facts, the name it bears today. In 1906, the New York Times, reporting on the publishing of the 20th edition, said that 'the almanac has made for itself a secure position, second only to the forty-year-old, with which alone it can be compared.'

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The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 1987, beside a Tea Kettle,,, From 1890 to 1934, the was prominently featured on the cover of the almanac. In 1923, the name changed to its current name, The World Almanac and Book of Facts. 's father read from The World Almanac when he swore his son into office. Since then, photos have shown that Presidents and have also used The World Almanac as a resource. The New York World merged with the -owned Telegram to form the in 1931.

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The Almanac survived the closure of the World-Telegram in 1966. During World War II, The World Almanac could boast that it was read by GIs all over the world: between 1944 and 1946, at the request of the U.S. Government, The World Almanac had special print runs of 100,000 to 150,000 copies for distribution to the armed forces. In late December 1984, the 1985 edition reached first place in the category of paperback Advice, How- To and Miscellaneous books, on the New York Times best-seller list, with more than 1,760,000 copies sold at the time. The first version of the video game, published in 1985, included The World Almanac in the purchase.

Over the years The World Almanac has been featured in a number of Hollywood films. For example, talks about it with in; screams about it in; and flirt about it in; it is featured in when a trial is held to see if really exists; continually reads it in the film; and checks it for the exact time of sunset so he can set his digital watch in. The World Almanac For Kids was published annually since 1995 until 2013, when the 2014 edition was released. The World Almanac for Kids. Publication date August 16, 2013 (1st ed.: 1995) Pages 352 Preceded by The World Almanac for Kids 2016 Followed by The World Almanac for Kids 2018 In 1993 sold the Almanac to K-III (later ). The World Almanac was sold to ' WRC Media in 1999.

Ripplewood bought and the book was then produced by the, which was owned. The World Almanac was sold to in 2009. Some lists published are: • 'Surprising Facts' • 'Number Ones' • 'Americans By the Numbers' • 'Milestone Birthdays' • 'Notable Quotes' • 'Offbeat News' • 'Historical Anniversaries' Editing and publishing [ ] In the mid-1980s, the almanac was being put together by a 10-member staff. At that time, 20 percent of the book was rarely updated (for example, the text of the Constitution of the United States), 50 percent was updated at least briefly each year, and 30 percent of the content was completely new each year. Sports [ ] As a publication of (NEA) the World Almanac would publish the NEA NFL All-Pro teams, which were also released to the media. The NEA All-Pro teams were considered the 'player's' All-Pro team since creator Murray Olderman, a NEA sports editor, would poll NFL players for the All-Pro team. The NEA All-Pro team ran from 1955 through 1992.