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Almanacs and Yearbooks

almanac: An annual table, or book of tables, containing a calendar of months and days, with astronomical data and calculations, ecclesiastical and other anniversaries etc. The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary.

Almanac.com : The Old Farmer's Almanac, the current edition of the American classic, with Today in History, Gardener's Companion, current and forecast weather information.
scope: USA with limited international weather
publisher: Yankee Publishing Inc.

Chinese Almanac Online : Astrology, Feng Shui and Farmer's Calendar information; searchable by date.
scope: 2000 through 2002
publisher: unknown

CNN Daily Almanac : Todays events; On the Horizon; Notable people and archive.
scope: international
publisher: Cable News Network

Computer Almanac : A collection of material dealing with numbers and computers. Arranged in 11 broad categories.
scope: ongoing collection, 1994 - present
publisher: Maintained by Brad A. Myers, Human Computer Interaction Institute, Carnegie Mellon University

Farmers' Almanac : The online version of the American annual publication with current weather information, historical data, and Internet links.
scope: USA and Canada
publisher: Almanac Publishing Co.

Information Please Almanacs : Tables on a wide range of general, entertainment, and sports topics.
scope: varies by subject
publisher: The Family Education Network

Phases of the Moon : Tables of new moon, first quarter, full moon, last quarter with date and Universal Time.
scope: 1700 - 2015; world
publisher: U.S. Naval Observatory

The Political Reference Almanac : The online version of the print edition of the The Political Reference Almanac 2001-2002 edition.
scope: mainly USA, some international coverage
publisher: Keynote Publishing Co.

The Star Almanac : Based on The Star Almanac for Land Surveyors Daylight/Moonlight diagrams, Astronomical and Calendarial Data Sheets and Observers' Calendar tabulations are available for download in a variety of formats. Data from seven observatories around the world.
scope: 1997 - 2002
publisher: Her Majesty's Nautical Almanac Office

StarDate Online : A daily almanac for viewing the night sky, plus a monthly retrospective.
scope: USA
publisher: The University of Texas McDonald Observatory

What's Going On : Festivals, events and celebrations around the world.
scope: international
publisher: Nother Company LLC

The World Factbook 2005 : Online edition of The World Factbook 2005, compiled by the CIA for the US Government.
scope: international
publisher: Central Intelligence Agency

World Public Holidays Database : Search by country, date and/or year.
scope: international
publisher: Tyzo.com, Inc.

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