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TIME Almanac with Information Please
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TIME Almanac with Information Please is an almanac annually published in the United States. The almanac was first published in 1947 as the Information Please Almanac by Dan Golenpaul. The name was changed with the 1999 edition to TIME Almanac with Information Please, when Time Magazine bought naming rights to the Almanac.
The original title of the TIME Almanac was Information Please. This almanac was created in 1947 from the host and panelists from the popular radio show entitled Information Please.
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TIME Almanac with Information Please is an almanac annually published in the United States. The almanac was first published in 1947 as the Information Please Almanac by Dan Golenpaul. The name was changed with the 1999 edition to TIME Almanac with Information Please, when Time Magazine bought naming rights to the Almanac.
The original title of the TIME Almanac was Information Please. This almanac was created in 1947 from the host and panelists from the popular radio show entitled Information Please. The radio show which began in 1938 consisted of a panel of information experts that answered questions sent in by the public. The fact experts answered questions over the air and when the panelists were not able to give a correct answer they used humor instead. Most notable on air personalities included the host Clifton Fadiman and the panelists Gracie Allen, John Kiernan, and Oscar Levant. Fadiman edited and helped publish the first edition in 1947. In 1997, the Information Please almanac merged with TIME and became what it is today. The TIME Almanac for Kids with Information Please first publication was in 2000.
The TIME Almanac 2006 with Information Please is a reference that includes the sections: Current Events, U.S. Government and History, U.S. States Statistics, Great Disasters, Awards, Entertainment, and Culture, and People. The information provided in this almanac includes current information and historical information. A brief description of the contents will be listed below. The Current Events section includes a month by month analysis of the great events of the world happening during 2006. The U.S. Government and History section includes the outcomes of the 2004 election, a history of the U.S. Presidential elections dating back to George Washington, and a brief time line history of the United States of America. The U.S. Statistical section includes census records for the country and states. It also includes statistics of marital status, birth rates, death rates, demographics, and crime statistics. The Great Disasters section includes the most notable disasters dating back to the 19th century. The Awards, Entertainment, and Culture section includes the recipients of the Nobel and Pulitzer Prize awards, best selling books and periodicals, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The People section includes famous and or notable people indexed by last name and the information includes years of life, occupation, and birthplace. This almanac also includes unique sections like Postal Regulations, Crossword Puzzle Guide, Consumer Reports, History of Religion, Sports, Structures and Buildings. This almanac can be used to answer a plethora of questions. While it does contain current information regarding worldly political matters, this resource also contains a brief history of the world. The TIME Almanac 2006 with Information Please includes a keyword index, a section index, and a comprehensive index each arranged alphabetically.
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