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In two weeks, President Trump plans to start selling an American citizenship “gold card” for “about $5 million.” A magician never shares his secrets, but this offers a chance to peel back the curtain ...

Harry Houdini remains an endlessly fascinating figure even almost a century after his death. The world-famous magician and ...

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.

When vaudeville impresario Martin Beck "discovered" a struggling Harry Houdini in 1899, it was Houdini's ability to escape from handcuffs which caught his attention. Although Houdini was hardly ...

The escapologist and illusionist has confirmed he wants to retire next year at the age of 52 - the same age his hero Harry Houdini died. The 51-year-old American has stunned fans over the years ...

Keep reading to see what they are. Famed illusionist Harry Houdini died on Halloween in 1926 after suffering a ruptured appendix — though to some, the story surrounding his death is shrouded 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 ...