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Information Please Almanac
Authoritative answers to all kinds of factual questions since 1938.
Includes atlas, dictionary, and encyclopedia. |
Los Angeles Almanac
Facts and statistics about Los Angeles City and Los Angeles County. |
U.S. Naval Observatory Astronomical
Almanac
Sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset, moon phases, seasons, celestial data,
and more. |
International Holidays
U.S. Department of State listing by Country or diplomatic post. |
Guinness Book of
World Records
World famous compiler of records of all kinds. |
The Old Farmer's Almanac
A staple household publication since 1792. Astronomy, weather,
gardening, food, and all kinds of strange facts. |
Facts on File
Library online database. A digest of news events and public figures
from 1940 to the present. Useful for quick facts, historic events and
documents, and searching the events of a particular date. The database
includes maps, photos, and charts. The "Issues in the News" section
provides current and historical (if any) information on controversial
issues. |
Brainy History
The ads on
this commercial site are annoying but its timelines and ability to search
events on a particular date are useful. Unfortunately the information
"About" Brainy History does not include how the information is authenticated
so it may be worth verifying the information in another source. |
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The Library Reference Collection features a variety of general and
specialized almanacs. They include:
World Almanac,
Time Almanac,
Old Farmer's Almanack,
Nautical Almanac for the Year,
Astronomical Almanac,
Air Almanac,
Whitacker's Almanack. The Library also has many books with
historical timelines. To see a list of titles try searching iBistro,
the Library online catalog, using the Subject Search "Chronology,
Historical" or the Title Search for "timetables." |
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