NEWARK — In the early 1900s, Columbus native Conn Baker was thrilling circus audiences at home and abroad with his death-defying "loop-the-loop" bicycle act. As one poster from the time put it, Baker ...

Have you ever done a story about the Sells-Floto Circus? I would love to read the history of this traveling circus and its sideshow that gave early 20th century San Antonians an afternoon of ...

There were death-defying stunts, daring acrobats and even a few performing alligators as the Show Me Center became a temporary big top on Sunday for Piccadilly Circus. Around 1,900 people attended two ...

A sepia-toned studio photograph of a stoic-faced troupe of acrobats resides in the Special Collections vault at Illinois State University. In the back row, a top-hatted white-faced clown with ...

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In many towns throughout southern Delaware, the favorite summertime ritual for youngsters at the turn of the last century may have been the annual arrival of the circus, complete with performers and ...

Most everyone has heard of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, which was in town this month. But another, lesser-known circus called Columbus home more than a century ago and is forever tied to ...