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An almanac maker going under the pseudonym of Poor Richard, Knight of the Burnt Island began to publish Poor Robin's Almanack one of the first comic almanacs that parodied these horoscopes in its 1664 issue, saying "This month we may expect to hear of the Death of some Man, Woman, or Child, either in Kent or Christendom." Other noteworthy comic ...
Poor Richard's Almanack (sometimes Almanac) was a yearly almanac published by Benjamin Franklin, who adopted the pseudonym of "Poor Richard" or "Richard Saunders" for this purpose. The publication appeared continually from 1732 to 1758. It sold exceptionally well for a pamphlet published in the Thirteen Colonies; print runs reached 10,000 per ...
Old Farmer's Almanac (1792–present) Schott's Almanac; A Sound Word Almanac (2023) [3] TIME Almanac with Information Please, formerly Information Please Almanac (1947–2013) Wall Street Journal Almanac (1998 [4] and 1999 [5]) Whitaker's Almanack (1868–present) The World Almanac and Book of Facts (1868–1876, 1886–present) Almanaque Abril ...
Nathaniel Ames, a second generation colonial American, was the founder and publisher of the Ames' Almanac. [2] The first edition was published when Ames was seventeen. His family owned Ames Tavern, which was often advertised in the almanac. [3] Upon Ames' death in 1764, his son, also Nathaniel, took over and continued to publish the almanac ...
The Old Farmer's Almanac. First printed in 1792 by Robert B. Thomas. ... In a nutshell, it’s why the name 'old' isn’t in our title," says Sandi Duncan, the Farmers' Almanac managing editor.
In 1457 the first printed almanac was published at Mainz, by Gutenberg (eight years before the famous Bible). Regio-Montanus produced an almanac in 1472 (Nuremberg, 1472), which continued in print for several centuries. In 1497 the Sheapheard's Kalendar, translated from French (Richard Pynson) became the first almanac to be printed in English.
Sagendorph served as the Almanac ' s editor until his death in 1970. His nephew, Judson D. Hale Sr., took over and kept the Almanac true to the vision of his uncle. In 2000, the editorial reins were passed to Janice Stillman, the first woman in the Almanac ' s history to hold the position, and she was succeeded, in 2023, by Carol Connare. [21]
The dates of the 12 full moons of 2024 and the meaning of their names, according to The Old Farmer's Almanac. ... or wild ground phlox — one of the first spring wildflowers. Alternate names: