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P. T. Barnum

American showman and politician (1810–1891)

7 dated entries naming P. T. Barnum, drawn from 6 separate years between 1810 CE and 1891 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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19th century

  • 1810July 5 – P. T. Barnum, American showman (d. 1891)source
  • 1871April 10 – In Brooklyn, New York, P. T. Barnum opens his three-ring circus, hailing it as "The Greatest Show on Earth".source
  • 1880August 26 – Competing circus owners P. T. Barnum and James A. Bailey sign a contract in Bridgeport, Connecticut, to create the Barnum & Bailey Circus. In 1907, the circus will merge forces with another competitor, the Ringling Brothers Circus.source
  • 1882February 3 – American showman P. T. Barnum acquires the elephant Jumbo from the London Zoo.source
  • 1885September 15 – A train wreck of the P. T. Barnum Circus kills giant elephant Jumbo, at St. Thomas, Ontario.source
  • 1885September 15 – Jumbo, African elephant, star attraction in P. T. Barnum's circus (train accident) (b. 1861)source
  • 1891April 7 – P. T. Barnum, American showman (b. 1810)source