Barnum & Bailey Circus

• ‘Greatest Show on Earth’ ending Sunday after 146-year run

  The Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus that has wowed crowds for 146 years with its "Greatest Show on Earth" is taking its final bow on Sunday.

  May 21, 2017
  
• Goodbye to the circus: 146 years of death-defying feats, lion tamers and clowns

  Send out the clowns. The Big Top is coming down — for good.

  Entertainment

  Jan 15, 2017
  
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• Ringling Bros. circus to close after 146 years

  Declining attendance combined with high operating costs, along with changing public tastes and prolonged battles with animal rights groups all contributed to its demise.

  Consumer

  Jan 15, 2017
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• Ringling circus elephants to retire in May

  The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus is ending its elephant acts a year and a half early, and will retire all of its touring elephants in May.

  World

  Jan 11, 2016
• Ringling Bros. says its circuses will be elephant-free by 2018

  Animal rights activists were stunned when the parent company of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus announced it would eliminate elephants from its circus performances by 2018.

  World

  Mar 6, 2015
• Ringling Bros. Circus eliminating elephant acts amid public concerns

  The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus is ending its iconic elephant acts.

  World

  Mar 5, 2015