PURPOSE: to provide facts to subject headings from actors to zip
codes
 
AUTHORITY: has been a standard reference source from 1868
 
TABLE of CONTENTS:
General Index
Year in Review
Special Feature: Focus on Children
United States Government
State and Local Government
The Year in Pictures
United States Population
Flags & Maps
Weights & Measures
Vital Statistics
Quick Reference Index
 
REFERENCE QUESTIONS:
Can you tell me the names of the 2 Americans who won the
2001 Nobel Prize in Physics?
What was the life expectancy at birth in the Unites
States in 1999?
How many cities in Michigan State are ranked in the
population of 100 largest US cities?
How many flew into space during 1961-2001? How many
of them were Americans?
Which year did David Small win the Caldecott Medal award
for his book entitled, "So You Want to be President?"
What is the Federal tax rate for married, filing jointly
(2001) with an income of $55,000?
A student plans to attend Andrews University. He wants to
know when AU was established and how much the tuition,
room and board is.
Which US president was inaugurated at the age of 42?
I have just arrived from Beijing, China. I want to make a
phone to my parents to tell them that I arrived safely.
What are the codes for China and Beijing?
Are the Ten Commandments quoted correctly in this almanac?