When the great escape artist Harry Houdini announced plans to perform at the Orpheum Theatre in 1923, The Vancouver Sun issued a challenge to him: perform a death-defying escape in public outside the ...

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A rare collection of tools and tricks used by legendary magician Harry Houdini for seemingly inexplicable escape acts — including handcuffs and neck and leg shackles — are now on display a century ...

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Escape artist Harry Houdini is shown before being lowered in a packing crate into the ice-covered Detroit River in 1907. (AP Photo) (1907 AP ) DETROIT – There’s an urban legend that Harry Houdini died ...

Oct. 17, 1924, was a magical day for Denton residents. Harry Houdini gave a lecture and demonstration at the College of Industrial Arts, present-day Texas Woman’s University. An Oct. 11 article in the ...

This piece is excerpted from National Geographic's Book of Magic and the Occult: A Visual History. He’s the most famous magician to ever live, but few realize that Harry Houdini (1874–1926) began life ...

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After the heat wave in New Hampshire this week, you may be looking for a way to cool off with the kids. However, for young children who cannot swim yet, a beach, water park or public pool might not be ...