JULY 13, 1865:
The New York-born
Floridian Judge William Marvin is appointed Provisional Governor of Florida.
Barnum’s
American Museum burns to the ground. The popular attraction --- part natural
history museum, part lecture hall, part zoo, part circus, part wax museum, part
concert hall, part theatre and part freak show --- displayed legitimate
scientific exhibits alongside bizarre grotesqueries and fakes.
During
the fire, most of the animals escaped, but the fear-maddened lions, bears and
elephants that reached the streets had to be shot as threats to public safety.
After
the fire, P.T. Barnum chose to focus on developing his famous circus.
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