The End Of An Era Brought By Radicals

The Greatest Show onThe Greatest Show on Earth is going out with a bang. The 146th installment of Ringling Bros. and Barnum Bailey Circus is rolling through Washington, D.C., Baltimore, and New York City one last time before it closes forever.

This was a planned extinction. Deep-pocketed radicals outside the American mainstream won a long-sought victory against the circus.

This final edition -- known to circus aficionados as Ringling’s “Blue Unit” -- is touring as “Out of This World.” On May 21 in Uniondale, New York, an American institution that began when Ulysses Grant was president will be no more. Earth is going out with a bang. The 146th installment of Ringling Bros. and Barnum Bailey Circus is rolling through Washington, D.C., Baltimore, and New York City one last time before it closes forever.

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