A number of fascinating people who have lived in North Dakota worked for various circuses in the U.S. A few were actively recruited by a circus or Wild West show. Some saw this as a way to display a ...

The spellbinding spectacle of the circus has been entertaining audiences for centuries. From the traditional big tops to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jun. 30—PERU — Thomas Patrick Kelly, the last living son of the nation's most famous hobo clown who followed his father into a ...

CARBONDALE - A stomping ground usually reserved for Salukis will become the temporary home of some more exotic beasts this weekend. Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus will bring its Boom-A-Ring ...

Author's note -- Setting the scene for our show -- Act One: The Saunders family -- Samuel Saunders -- Abraham Saunders -- Abarham Saunders jr and Sarah Saunders -- Act Two: The Samwell Family -- ...

It was 70 years ago on June 25, 1949, that the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus last played the "Greatest Show on Earth" in Pittsfield. It was my first circus, and although I was only 4 years ...

Jun. 30—PERU — Thomas Patrick Kelly, the last living son of the nation's most famous hobo clown who followed his father into a career under the big top, died Sunday at Hickory Creek at Peru. He was 87 ...