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How a Deadly Circus Fire on the 'Day the Clowns Cried' Traumatized a Community—and Led to Lasting Safety Reforms

Summary by Smithsonian Mag
On July 6, 1944, a blaze broke out at a Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey show in Hartford, Connecticut. At least 167 people died, and hundreds were injured

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Smithsonian Mag broke the news in United States on Thursday, July 3, 2025.
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