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William Henry Barnum (* 17. September 1818 in Boston Corners, Mount Washington, Massachusetts, heute Teil von Ancram, New York; † 30. April 1889 in Lime Rock, Lakeville, Connecticut) war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker der Demokratischen Partei. Er vertrat den Bundesstaat Connecticut in beiden Kammern des US-Kongresses . Politik.
William Henry Barnum (September 17, 1818 – April 30, 1889) was an American politician, serving as a state representative, congressman, U.S. senator, and finally as chairman of the Democratic National Committee. He was also known as "Seven Mule Barnum". Life and career.
In truth, WHAT IS IT? was an African-American man named William Henry Johnson. Before coming to the show, he served as a cook for another showman in Barnum’s Connecticut hometown. Similar...
4. Jan. 2018 · Zirkuspionier P.T. Barnum revolutionierte die amerikanische Unterhaltungsindustrie. Keiner trommelte lauter, keiner verbreitete absurdere Lügengeschichten. Von Katja Iken. 04.01.2018, 13.07 Uhr.
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William Henry Johnson was likely born in New Jersey,: 159 and was one of six children in a very poor African-American family. His parents were William and Mahalia Johnson, former slaves. As he grew, his body developed normally, but his head remained small. His tapering cranium and heavy jaw made him attractive to agents from van Emburgh's Circus in...
Johnson was first exhibited by Barnum when he was 18, and his career lasted longer than 60 years.: 158 He was eventually renamed "Zip" after "Zip Coon", an archetypal character in minstrel shows.: 158 Johnson was "[l]aughed at, pelted with coins, called a 'cross between a nigger and a baboon'".: 158 Zip's early performances were set against a backg...
Johnson is partly the inspiration for Bill Griffith's comics character, Zippy the Pinhead. He was featured in the "Freak Show Tech" episode of the History Channel series Wild West Tech. Although not the first pinhead in the American circus sideshows, his costumes and presentation led to the display of several other microcephalic people to the Ameri...
Dabei scheiterte er aber an seinem für die Demokraten kandidierenden Cousin William Henry Barnum, was auch an seinem Ruf als windiger Geschäftemacher gelegen haben könnte. Nicht umsonst wurde er „König Humbug“ genannt, obschon Barnum selbst sich diesen Spitznamen einst verpasst hatte. Barnum stiftete allerdings auch viel Geld ...
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