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Ferris wheel is an entertainment device used at fairs, carnivals, and amusement and theme parks. A Ferris wheel is a power-driven vertical wheel with a steel frame. Passenger cabs are mounted on the rim of the wheel. Present-day Ferris wheels stand about 40 to 45 feet (12 to 14 meters) high and carry from 12 to 16 passenger cabs.
Ringling brothers were five brothers who founded the most famous circus in American entertainment history. The brothers were Albert (1852-1916),… More>>
Stratton, Charles Sherwood (1838-1883), was an American midget who became best known by his circus name, General Tom Thumb. As a youth, Stratton… More>>
Butlin, Sir Billy (1899-1980), a pioneer of vacation camps, or holiday camps, in the United Kingdom, opened his first camp in Skegness in 1936. He… More>>
Hagenbeck, HAH gehn behk, Carl (1844-1913), organized the type of trained wild animal acts that are presented today. He was born in Hamburg,… More>>
Houdini, hoo DEE nee, Harry (1874-1926), was an American magician who won fame throughout the world as an escape artist (see Magician). Houdini… More>>
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