P.T. Barnum Never Did Say "There's a Sucker Born Every Minute."
The phrase originated with the Cardiff Giant hoax

The Day the Clowns Cried
The worst fire in circus history. (Article includes RARE photos taken while the tent was in flames)

Man Confesses to Setting Circus Fire
And you thought children killing children was new -- wait until you read the psychiatric profile of this arsonist.

The Elephant Comes To America
Read about how the America language obtained the word "Jumbo" to mean "Extra Large"

Colonial Wild Animal Exhibitions
A listing of Colonial era newspaper editions with ads or articles in them about wild animal exhibitions

Ringling Brothers Circus Fire
An eyewitness account of the major distaer