We recently watched "The Greatest Showman" movie (2017) starring Hugh Jackman as P.T. Barnum (1810-1891), an American icon famous for his circus "The Greatest Show on Earth." Now, the movie itself is ...

One of the longest-running touring shows is getting a modern update, becoming “The Greatest Party on Earth.” ...

Performers for The Greatest Show On Earth were center stage recently at the Library of Congress, where historic items from the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus were donated as part of a "Live ...

March 28 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1881, P.T. Barnum and James A. Bailey merged their circuses to form The Greatest Show on Earth. The circus later merged with the Ringling Bros. to form ...

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey is easily the most enduring circus name in American history. At its peak, it employed more than 1,000 people and incorporated hundreds of animals in its acts. P.T.

Growing up in west Denver, Jamie Torres heard the stories about how the Barnum neighborhood got its name. Everyone knew it had something to do with celebrated circus entrepreneur Phineas Taylor Barnum ...

The circus is coming to town six years after it appeared to be gone for good. The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, advertised as “The Greatest Show on Earth” will make two Connecticut stops ...

On November 12, 1836, Phineas Taylor “P. T.” Barnum arrived in Rocky Mount after leaving Aaron Turner’s Traveling Circus, for which he managed the sideshow acts and took tickets. Barnum convinced some ...

After 146 years in business, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus will officially take down its giant tent this spring. In its announcement, the circus’s parent company Feld Entertainment ...