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The Hartford Circus Fire 1944 http://www.circusfire1944.com/
A Tragedy's Medical Aftermath - Reprint of article from Spring 200 edition of Yale Medicine that gives account of medical students from Yale assisting the injured in the aftermath of the fire.
Meta Description: [ Yale Medicine Magazine-Spring 2000 ]
Find A Grave: Hartford Circus Fire Memorial - Memorial to five unidentified victims killed in the July 6, 1944 Hartford Circus Fire.
Hartford Circus Fire Memorial Foundation - Dedicated to creation and maintenance of an architectural memorial to honor the victims of July 6, 1944 fire.
Meta Description: [ Hartford Circus Fire site dedicated to architectural memorial to honor 168 victims of July 6, 1944 fire in Hartford, Connecticut ]
Hartford History: The Circus Fire - Photograph and general account of the 1994 big top tent fire, with bibliography.
Hero with a Pocket Knife Recalls Circus Fire - Reprint of August 1997 article from the Willimantic (Conn.) Chronicle in which Donald Anderson recalls his participating in the circus fire events.
History Buff: The Day the Clowns Cried - Historical account with vintage photos of the worst tragedy in the annals of circus history.
Meta Description: [ Extensive Web site focusing primarily on how newspapers and the press covered major, and not so major, events in American history. Also information for newspaper collectors. ]
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: 'The Circus Fire: A True Story' by Stewart O'Nan - Review of a book devoted to the 1944 circus tent fire in Hartford.
The Hartford Circus Fire - Overview of the events of the fire and its investigation, as well as material promoting the book A Matter of Degree: Hartford Circus Fire and Little Miss 1565, by Don Massey and Rick Davey.
Meta Description: [ Hartford Circus Fire and Little Miss 1565 - A Matter of Degree reveals the true identity of Little Miss 1565 and the real cause of the July 6, 1944, Hartford Circus Fire. ]
The Hartford Circus Fire of 1944 - Article by Karen Goldberg as printed in The Concord Review provided in PDF format.
