Did you know...
... that today is the birthday of the Ringling Brothers Circus? The first Ringling Brothers circus performed in 1884. It was formed by five of the seven Ringling Brothers: Albert, August, Otto, Alfred, Charles, John, and Henry. In 1907 it acquired the Barnum & Bailey Circus, merging them in 1919 to become Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus, promoted as The Greatest Show on Earth.