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Barnum begins career as showman
he begins as a showman by buying an elderly slave and charging people to see her. -
pt arranges tour for swedish singer jenny lind
the tour gives him a profit of over 500k -
Barnum purchases scudder's american museam
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Barnum gets into poltics
elected to for Connecticut sate legislator. -
establishes traveling circus
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Barnum joins forces with James bailey (Barnum and bailey circus)
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Barnum dies
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Barnum circus merges with Ringling brothers
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irvin feld purchases ringling bros and Barnum & Bailey show
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circus is shut down permanently.