This Halloween marks 99 years since the death of legendary magician Harry Houdini. Preparations are underway for a yearlong ...

The following is an article from history.com “Harry Houdini, the most celebrated magician and escape artist of the 20th century, dies of peritonitis in a Detroit hospital. Twelve days before, Houdini ...

Houdini died nearly 99 years ago on Oct. 31, 1926. His death being on Halloween is the least mystical aspect of his case when you look at the many enemies he had made. Psychics, mediums, and ...

Pick a card ... any card! One of the first decks of cards ever used by Harry Houdini sold for $43,410 Sunday night at Goldin Auctions. The cards were passed to Houdini's wife, Bess, after his death in ...

On Halloween night in 1936, the tiny, white-haired widow of Harry Houdini made her final attempt to contact him from beyond ...

Illusionist Harry Houdini died on Halloween in 1926. Multiple theories about what actually happened persist a century later.

Bess Houdini's quest to communicate with her late husband, famed magician Harry Houdini, is a tale of love, loss and the ...

Ferraby Lionheart. Today's Top Tune is from the release, The Jack of Hearts, and it is a song about Harry Houdini and his wife Bess, who after an hour of watching her mate struggling at a widely ...

An estimated 5,000 people gathered Sept. 30, 1926, at 174-188 Main St. in Worcester to watch the famous Harry Houdini perform his famous copper-casket trick. Little did the crowd know it would be his ...

Oct. 17, 1924, was a magical day for Denton residents. Harry Houdini gave a lecture and demonstration at the College of ...