The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus received its final standing ovation as it performed its last show at the Nassau County Coliseum in Uniondale, New York, ending a 146-year run.
The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus received its final standing ovation as it performed its last show at the Nassau County Coliseum in Uniondale, New York, ending a 146-year run.ASSOCIATED PRESSIn 1924, in a case that drew much notoriety, 14-year-old Bobby Franks was murdered in a “thrill killing” carried out by University of Chicago students Nathan Leopold Jr. and Richard Loeb .
In 1991, former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated during national elections by a suicide bomber.In 2000, death claimed actor Sir John Gielgud at age 96 and author Dame Barbara Cartland at age 98.Former Rutgers University student Dharun Ravi , who used a webcam to spy on his gay roommate, Tyler Clementi, who then committed suicide, was sentenced to 30 days in jail .The Ringling Bros.