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The almanac is a book or table, containing a yearly calendar of days, weeks, and months, with the times of the rising and setting of the sun and moon, changes of the moon, eclipses, hours of full tide, stated festivals of churches, tables of useful information, weather forecasts, etc. for the year. It is also, a publication containing astronomical and meteorological data arranged according to the days, weeks, and months of a given year and often including a miscellany of other information, and a publication containing statistical, tabular, and general information.
A daily program of poetry and history hosted by Garrison Keillor, can be heard each day on public radio stations throughout the country. Each day's program is about five minutes long—check your local radio listings for the station and time in your area. New almanace entries are added weekly.
Author: © 2004 American Public Media (mail@mpr.org)
A good source for "baseball history, awards, records, feats, humor, lists, quotations, and stats." The site can be searched and is easy to browse.
Author: Sean Holtz (mlbfan@baseball-almanac.com)
The 50 States of the United States: Capital Cities and Information Links
This site on the fifty states (and the U.S. commonwealths and territories) has information such as: location (latitude and longitude), birds, colleges and universities, constitutions, flowers, genealogical resources, geological formations, geographical features, mottos, national forests and parks, newspapers, nicknames, nonprofit organizations, populations, state and federal representatives, songs, and the date of entry into the union. All facts are linked to over 1529 governmental or authoritative webpages.
Author: Ray Weber (webmaster@50states.com)
Almanac of world statistics. "There's a large collection of data at this site, ranging from country profiles (provinces and main cities) to the highest mountains in the world, to a list of all countries in the world with their capitals, surface area and population."
Author: Johan van der Heijden (webmaster@stats.demon.nl)
Millions of kids read The World Almanac For Kids every year. Now the bestselling book has a companion Web Site -- The World Almanac For Kids Online. So dive in and explore. You might even get smarter.
Author: World Almanac Education Group Inc. (see site for contact information)
Covers astronomical events, weather conditions and forecasts, recipes, and gardening tips.
Author: Yankee Publishing Inc.
With categories such as; animal kingdom, arts & culture, astronomy, disasters, health, history, plant kingdom, politics, religion & mythology, science & technology, society, and sports & games. This site is published by Blackdog Media, a one-person company run by Stephane Theroux, in British Columbia, Canada. It consists of a collection of facts covering many topics with links to further resources.
Author: Blackdog Media (webmaster@factophile.com)