Project Gutenberg 2013-10-24 Public domain in the USA. 3741 Munsell, Joel 1808 1880 03006174 The Every Day Book of History and Chronology Embracing the Anniversaries of Memorable Persons and Events in Every Period and State of the World, from the Creation to the Present Time Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe, Lisa Reigel, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Every Day Book of History and Chronology" by Joel Munsell is a historical compendium written in the mid-19th century. This work chronicles significant anniversaries of notable events and individuals across various cultures and time periods from creation to the present time, systematically organizing them by date. It serves as a reference guide that users can consult for daily insights into history. The opening portion of the book sets the foundation for what readers can expect—a comprehensive collection of historical events indexed by the day of the year. The preface discusses Munsell's meticulous efforts to gather and verify events and dates, explaining the challenges posed by discrepancies in historical records and calendar systems. Following the preface, the text begins to list significant occurrences for January 1, detailing events ranging from ancient Roman customs to pivotal moments in early American history, thereby showcasing a varied tapestry of developments that have occurred on this specific date throughout the ages. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44028/44028-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 66.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Chronology, Historical D Text Category: History - Other Category: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference 3709564 2025-09-17T15:59:35.322919 text/html 3486415 2024-10-23T19:17:53 text/html 1240548 2025-09-17T16:00:52.597509 application/epub+zip 1287873 2025-09-17T15:59:52.352810 application/epub+zip 1287873 2025-09-17T15:59:43.655880 application/epub+zip 2514757 2025-09-17T16:01:34.152819 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2269501 2025-09-17T16:00:40.613594 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2270407 2022-09-20T06:11:06.949714 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2676223 2025-09-17T15:59:10.252484 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 2656341 2024-10-23T19:17:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16235 2025-09-17T16:01:34.404799 application/rdf+xml 10230 2025-09-17T15:59:44.527817 image/jpeg 2189 2025-09-17T15:59:44.108813 image/jpeg 1154611 2025-09-17T15:59:35.549892 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia