The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus is drawing to a close this weekend after 146 years of performances and travel that at times have been marred by tragedy and celebrated in film, but also ...

As the U.S. entered WWI, the Ringling show employed about a thousand people—but forces that would reshape the circus industry ...

You can feel like a kid again at the Circus World Museum in Baraboo, Wisconsin. Visitors are welcomed to a sprawling 64 acre experience that includes shows under the big top, musical performances and ...

Editor's note: This the first in a three-part series on the history of the circus in North Dakota. For 140 years, the circus has provided entertainment for residents of North Dakota. During the early ...

Angela discovers why Circus World made Wisconsin a nationally renowned historic site and where the Ringling Brothers began in 1884. The museum features daily performances under the billowing big top — ...

BARABOO — The weather was fair with light rain, the country was in the depths of the Great Depression, it was still illegal to buy alcohol and Herbert Hoover occupied the White House. Balloon sales on ...

Indiana's circus back story is front and center at "The Circus City" exhibit through June 8, 2024, at the Eugene & Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center. "Resiliency" powers this new exhibit culled ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Performers for The Greatest Show On Earth were center stage recently at the Library of Congress, where historic items from the ...

Jody Blankenship, serving as the President and CEO of the Indiana Historical Society, joined us for a discussion about the society’s latest exhibition. The exhibit, titled “Circus City,” delves into ...