Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus
/ˌrɪŋlɪŋ brʌðəz ən ˌbɑːnəm ən ˌbeɪli ˈsɜːkəs/
/ˌrɪŋlɪŋ brʌðərz ən ˌbɑːrnəm ən ˌbeɪli ˈsɜːrkəs/
- the most famous US circus. It called itself 'the Greatest Show on Earth' and had three circus rings where people performed at the same time. The five original Ringling brothers started a circus in 1884 and bought their great competitor, the Barnum and Bailey Circus, in 1907. The circus closed in 2017.
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Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus