The Oxford Circus fire occurred on 23 November 1984 at Oxford Circus station on the London Underground. Oxford Circus station is in the heart of London's...
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Oxford Circus is a road junction connecting Oxford Street and Regent Street in the West End of London. It is also the entrance to Oxford Circus tube station...
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1981 Bangalore circus fire Oxford Circus fire, at the Oxford Circus station on the London Underground O'Nan, Stewart (2000). The circus fire : a true story...
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Oxford Circus is a London Underground station serving Oxford Circus at the junction of Regent Street and Oxford Street, with entrances on all four corners...
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The Oxford Circus panic, or Oxford Street panic, was a stampede in Oxford Circus tube station and surrounding streets in London, United Kingdom, around...
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known as Regent Circus South (just as Oxford Circus was known as Regent Circus North) and it did not begin to be known as Piccadilly Circus until the mid...
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A circus is a company of performers who put on diverse entertainment shows that may include clowns, acrobats, trained animals, trapeze acts, musicians...
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The Circus Maximus (Latin for "largest circus"; Italian: Circo Massimo) is an ancient Roman chariot-racing stadium and mass entertainment venue in Rome...
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chariot stadium, Circus Maximus. After six days, the fire was brought under control, but before the damage could be assessed, the fire reignited and burned...
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can be justified on national security grounds. 23 November – The Oxford Circus fire traps around 1,000 passengers on the London Underground but nobody...
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crossings. Oxford Street runs for approximately 1.2 mi (1.9 km) and is entirely within the City of Westminster. The road begins at St Giles Circus as a westward...
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ordination of women as deacons, but not as full priests. 23 November – The Oxford Circus fire traps around 1,000 passengers on the London Underground but no-one...
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(frequently destroyed by fire or rot), before they finally began to be converted to stone. Although circuses such as the Circus Maximus (Italy) may have...
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Blackpool Tower (redirect from Tower Circus)
complex in a red-brick three-storey block that comprises the tower, Tower Circus, the Tower Ballroom, and roof gardens, which was designated a Grade I listed...
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Great Marlborough Street. The nearest London Underground station is Oxford Circus. Carnaby Street derives its name from Karnaby House, which was built...
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Astley's Amphitheatre (redirect from Astley's Circus)
being destroyed by fire again in 1803. The Amphitheatre was again rebuilt, this time in the style of rival Charles Hughes's Royal Circus with lavish decorations...
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Emmett Kelly (section Hartford circus fire)
Emmett Leo Kelly (December 9, 1898 – March 28, 1979) was an American circus performer, who created the clown character "Weary Willie", based on the hobos...
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Freak show (redirect from Circus freak)
to the spread of the shows that were commonly seen at amusement parks, circuses, dime museums and vaudeville. The amusement park industry flourished in...
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Associated Independent Recording (redirect from AIR Oxford Circus)
producers from around the world. Eventually a site in Oxford Circus on the fourth floor of 214 Oxford Street, atop the Peter Robinson department store was...
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trains was banned in July 1984, over three years before the fire. Following a fire at Oxford Circus station in November 1984, the ban was extended to all Underground...
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Waterloo Place in St James's at the southern end, through Piccadilly Circus and Oxford Circus, to All Souls Church. From there Langham Place and Portland Place...
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Jumbo (redirect from Jumbo the Circus Elephant)
1860 – September 15, 1885), also known as Jumbo the Elephant and Jumbo the Circus Elephant, was a 19th-century male African bush elephant born in Sudan. Jumbo...
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Stadium of Domitian (redirect from Circus Agonalis)
The Stadium of Domitian (Italian: Stadio di Domiziano), also known as the Circus Agonalis, was located to the north of the Campus Martius in Rome, Italy...
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"The Great Hermann", the circus magician who is fired from The Human Cannon. Mark Foot is a co-founder of Chaplin's Circus. He worked as a street performer...
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Merle Evans (category Circus music)
was an American cornet player and circus band conductor who conducted the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus for fifty years. He was known as the...
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Central and Northern lines. On the Central line the station is between Oxford Circus and Holborn stations, and on the Charing Cross branch of the Northern...
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At 18:00 the same day, they did a 20-minute performance at HMV in Oxford Circus with 300 present to get their album signed.[citation needed] A 15-minute...
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Conflagration (redirect from Fire Disaster)
A conflagration is a large fire. Conflagrations often damage human life, animal life, health, and/or property. A conflagration can begin accidentally or...
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The Flying Circus of Physics by Jearl Walker (1975, published by John Wiley and Sons; "with Answers" in 1977; 2nd edition in 2007), is a book that poses...
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P. T. Barnum (category Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus)
founding with James Anthony Bailey the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. He was also an author, publisher, and philanthropist, although he said...
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