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Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus was founded in 1871 by P.T. Barnum, a former mayor of Bridgeport. After a five-year hiatus, the circus will go on a national tour to more than 50 cities in fall 2023.
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Cartoonist and longtime Sag Harbor resident Gahan Wilson died last month. Wilson’s best known work appeared in Playboy, The New Yorker and National…
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P.T. Barnum is the subject of the new film, The Greatest Showman, in which he’s played by Hugh Jackman. The film follows Barnum as he opens a museum in…
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Bridgeport, Connecticut’s Barnum Museum is getting a $15,000 grant to expand its circus-themed exhibits and help it re-open to the public. Most of the…
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The Greatest Show on Earth came to an end Sunday night after nearly a century and a half. The Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus put on its…
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The Greatest Show on Earth held its final Connecticut show in Hartford Sunday night. It started in the 1870s with Connecticut native son P.T. Barnum. The…
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The Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus will draw its curtain for the last time this year. The company that owns the circus says it’s ending…
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There are questions that might stump even the most dedicated country music fan: Who kickstarted the country music industry in the 1920s, even before big…