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    Phineas Taylor Barnum (/ˈbɑːrnəm/; July 5, 1810 – April 7, 1891) was an American showman, businessman and politician remembered for promoting celebrated...
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    optical illusions, with the "American Museum" founded in 1841 by Phineas Taylor Barnum becoming one of the country's most popular attractions. In this...
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  • production, among others. In the middle of the 19th century, Phineas Taylor (P.T.) Barnum introduces his circus acts as he stands in front of a tent, proclaiming...
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  • railway carriages and wagons were built for use by the Barnum & Bailey Circus, (see Phineas Taylor Barnum) during its tour of Britain and Europe which began...
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    - Volume 9 The Dream of Flying Avrosys MARQUIS DE BACQUEVILLE à PHINÉAS TAYLOR BARNUM Les Hommes de L´aventure Paris, France, Births, Marriages, and Deaths...
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    British national newspaper the Daily Mail likened Frank Woolworth to Phineas Taylor Barnum and claimed that the store location had been decided as part of...
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    ostensible father being one Rotondo, a tax-collector of that district. — Phineas Taylor Barnum, The Humbugs of the World, 1886. According to David Hunter, the...
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  • Barkhausen Barnett effect – Samuel Jackson Barnett Barnum effect (a.k.a. Forer effect) – Phineas Taylor Barnum (and Bertram R. Forer) Barton reaction – Derek...
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  • Scrooge #306 1890 Scrooge returns to the United States and joins with Phineas Taylor Barnum, his Uncle Pothole, Geronimo, Buffalo Bill, and Annie Oakley on...
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  • 1956 (inventing the transistor) and in 1972 (superconductivity) Phineas Taylor Barnum (1810–1891) – American showman and Circus Owner Ysaye Maria Barnwell...
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