Date in year · 1956 · The 1950s
On July 16, 1956, ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus closes its last "Big Tent" show in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; due to changing economics, all subsequent circus shows will be held in arenas. César, Anne Glover, Beatrice Ask would arrive in the same year.
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Featured · July 16, 1956
The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, also known as the Ringling Bros. , the Barnum & Bailey Circus, Barnum & Bailey, or simply Ringling, is an American traveling circus company billed as The Greatest Show on Earth.
Around 1956
1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1956th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 956th year of the 2nd millennium, the 56th year of the 20th century, and the 7th year of the 1950s decade.
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The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, also known as the Ringling Bros. , the Barnum & Bailey Circus, Barnum & Bailey, or simply Ringling, is an American traveling circus company billed as The Greatest Show on Earth.
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