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 ...

Both professional wrestling and mixed martial arts can trace their lineages through the circuses and carnivals that took place on piers and in big tops throughout the late 1800s and early 1900s. It ...

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 ...

The phrases "rain or shine," "throw your hat into the ring," "main event" and "hold your horses" are all originated with the circus. Cotton candy was introduced in 1900 and was originally called ...

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Got any musty old boxes in your attic or basement? As Jim Major of Cambria learned recently, check them out before you chuck them in the trash, or you might wind up tossing some historical family ...