Friday

Barnum

The New York Sun ran a front-page obituary for showman P.T. Barnum on April 7, 1891. But Barnum, creator of the Greatest Show on Earth, wasn't dead. He had complained that the media only said nice things about a person who had already passed away. The newspaper proved Barnum wrong, running the piece early and giving him a chance to read his own memorial.

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