Profile of the Day: P.T. Barnum

Posted July 5, 2013 by Amanda | No Comment

P.T. Barnum and Commodore Nutt

On July 5 ,1810, P.T. Barnum was born in Bethel, Connecticut. An immensely successful promoter, Barnum is best remembered for founding the circus that came to be known as the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Dubbed the “Greatest Show on Earth,” Barnum brought together a strange menagerie of curiosities, from the Feejee mermaid to General Tom Thumb, “the Smallest Person that ever Walked Alone.”

P.T. Barnum is connected to over 70 million people in Geni’s World Family Tree. How are you related?
 

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