The Hartford Courant let survivors of a tragic 75-year-old circus fire tell their own stories
On July 6, 1944, fire erupted inside the big top at a Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus. One hundred and sixty eight people, including 100 children, were killed. Another 700 were injured, according to the Hartford Courant. Seventy-five years later, the Courant decided to create a…
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