Dan Rice
publication date: Monday, July 8, 2019 (part of Summer 2019)
category: 
Theater
clue: If you think the White House has become a one-horse circus only in modern times, you're jumping on a false bandwagon.
explanation: Rice was a circus performer in the 1800s who inspired several expressions including "one-horse show" and "jump on the bandwagon." He was so popular at one point that he launched a campaign for the presidency. more…
intended difficulty: hard
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, and Chris Lemler
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