TIL about the Toronto Circus Riot of 1855 - A clown's hat was knocked off in a brothel by a firefighter leading to a brawl between clowns and firefighters. The firefighters left and stormed the circus the next day with pikes and axes, setting fire to the wagons, tents and Big Top, brawling again.


TIL about the Toronto Circus Riot of 1855 - A clown's hat was knocked off in a brothel by a firefighter leading to a brawl between clowns and firefighters. The firefighters left and stormed the circus the next day with pikes and axes, setting fire to the wagons, tents and Big Top, brawling again. http://spacing.ca/toronto/2012/10/02/the-toronto-circus-riot-of-1855-the-day-the-clowns-picked-the-wrong-toronto-brothel/ barks90 March 31, 2021 at 08:21PM

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