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38 States participated in1880 census. New States in 1860 census: Colorado. Participating territories: New Mexico, Idaho, Arizona, Utah, Wyoming, Montana, Washington, Alaska, Dakota and Indian.
1880 Census Data: 10th United States Census [list][]It took $5,791,000, approximately 31,382 enumerators and 21,458 published reports to complete the 1880 census. []The US population increased by 26 percent from the 1870 census to the 1880 census. []1880 was the first year the census reported the relationship of each person to the head of the household as well as the birthplace of each person’s parents.
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Famous people in history: P.T. Barnum
Phineas Taylor Barnum was known as a showman, entertainer, ringmaster, as well as a scam artist, promoter of hoaxes and poor investor. Barnum was born July 5, 1810 in Bethel, Connecticut, and after of life as a promoter of all kinds he debuted at the age of 60 his "Greatest Show on Earth,” a long-running traveling circus that has delighted generations.
Barnum went to great lengths to gain a profit, including showcasing a fake “Feejee Mermaid” from Calcutta, promoting various sideshow curiosities, and presenting opera singer Jenny Lind at a reported $1,000 a night (an astronomical price at the time). His success often relied with his ability to generate interest in his acts, for example the lore and public obsession caused over one of his most beloved attractions, Jumbo the 12-foot African elephant.
The collaborative “Barnum and Bailey's Greatest Show on Earth” started in 1881 and ran long enough to see its 200th anniversary. Barnum suffered a stroke in 1890 during a performance and died in 1891.
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