The famed escapologist had a reputation for death-defying stunts. But his rise to fame and sudden death both came with some ...

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During his life, legendary escape artist and magician Harry Houdini shocked crowds with his stunts and illusions. Houdini, born Erik Weisz in Budapest, Hungary on March 24, 1874, moved to the U.S ...

Ehrich Weiss (Harry Houdini) born to Rabbi Mayer Samuel Weiss and his wife Cecelia on March 24 in Budapest, Hungary. At age nine, Ehrich and some neighborhood friends establish a five-cent circus.

Despite releasing a new single called "Houdini," Dua Lipa wasn't sure how the actual Harry Houdini died. While appearing on Wednesday's episode of Late Night with Seth Meyers for a "Day Drinking ...

On March 18, 1910, Harry Houdini made three flights in his Voisin, the third lasting about three and a half minutes. NASM 2001-14087 He wasn’t the first magician to attempt flight. As early as ...

Glen Gerard is a magician, illusionist, and Harry Houdini Historian. He joined What's Brewing Wisconsin to talk about Houdini's deep Wisconsin ties in honor of the escape artist's 151st birthday.

Library of Congress Jack London and Harry Houdini were two of the most remarkable Americans of the early twentieth century. That they quickly became friends when they met just before Thanksgiving ...

Erik Weisz, better known professionally as the great escapologist, illusionist and stunt performer Harry Houdini, had many links with Ireland. He first came to public attention in vaudeville in ...

Harry Houdini is remembered today for his legendary escapes and illusions, but he also had a lifelong obsession with the paranormal. After dabbling in fake seances himself, Houdini made it his ...

Fearing for his life, Harry Houdini leaves secret codes with his loved ones that he promises to use in any post-mortem messaging. In 1926, Houdini’s death shocks the world, but the news that ...