P.T. Barnum Documentary - Success Story

Today's birthdays : Born on July 5, 1810, in Bethel, Connecticut, P.T. Barnum became a successful promoter after moving to New York City. He displayed the "Feejee Mermaid" and other oddities at the Barnum American Museum, and introduced audiences to "General Tom Thumb" and opera singer Jenny Lind. Barnum formed the circus that would come to be known as "The Greatest Show on Earth" in 1871, and died in Bridgeport, Connecticut, on April 7, 1891."There's a sucker born every minute" is a phrase closely associated with P. T. Barnum, an American showman of the mid-19th century, although there is no evidence that he said it. Early examples of its use are found instead among gamblers and confidence http://www.biography.com/people/pt-barnum-9199751men.