Almanacs

Celebrity Almanac: Includes information on show business personalities AND on high profile personalities in the arts, literature, sports, business and political fields; Celebrity birth dates, place of birth, first career break and most memorable career events and many other interesting details at your finger tips; and all of the data is confirmed by the celebrities themselves

Daily Almanac: Facts about everything1 SEARCHABLE by month and day

Fact Monster: Find answers in an almanac, dictionary or encyclopedia- SEARCHABLE by keyword

Guinness World: The most reliable of Complete Guinness Books References on the Web

Information Please Home Page: Find answers in an almanac, dictionary or encyclopedia- SEARCHABLE by keyword

The Old Farmer's Almanac: Today in History, Today in Weather History, Advice of the Day, Quotation of the Day; The home page can be personalized so that when you visit the site again, you can receive the weather for your city

Today in History: Historic Events & Birthdates that occurred on a SELECTED day of the year -SEARCHABLE by month and day and year

World Almanac for Kids: Information about animals, inventions, space, sports, and research who was born on your birthday

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an almanac is defined as a book or table containing a calendar, astronomical and navigational data, religious holidays, historical notes, proverbs, and astrological and agricultural forecasts?
...ancient almanacs were carved on wooden sticks? The priests of Egypt called these "fingers of the sun."
...a German mathematician and astronomer, Regiomontanus, is given credit for printing the first almanac in 1476?
...a Farmer's Almanac was started by John Sulley in 1687? This was the first almanac to contain weather forecasts.
...the most famous early American almanac was Poor Richard's Almanac written by Benjamin Franklin? In 1766 his almanac sold 141,257 copies.
...in 17th and 18th century America, the almanac sold more copies than any other book in print?
...the Old Farmer's Almanac was created by Robert Bailey Thomas in 1792, and it is still published yearly?
...the Old Farmer's Almanac published today contains planting information, weather forecasts, poetry, and humorous anecdotes, and sells millions of copies each year?
...in 1886, Joseph Pulitzer, a famous publisher, began publishing The World Almanac , and it has been published every year since that time?
...Joseph Pulitzer was the person who decided that The World Almanac should contain condensed, accurate information about most subjects?
...by 1894 more than a half million people owned and read The World Almanac?
...in 1923 the name of The World Almanac was changed to The World Almanac and Book of Facts , and it is still called that today?
...during World War II the government distributed The World Almanac to men who served in the armed forces so that they would have reading material?
...today, The World Almanac is the #1 selling Almanac in the world?
...The World Almanac contains accurate information about astronomy, calendars, the United States, health and consumer information, nations of the world, sports, and vital statistics?

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