One of the most well-known stunts of famed illusionist Harry Houdini, remembered for his escape acts, was the milk can escape, first performed in 1908 at the Columbia Theater in St. Louis. Houdini, ...

We might think of intellectual property as a modern concept, but the politics surrounding ownership of innovations at the turn of the 20th century were an absolute bloodbath. With patent trolls like ...

Harry Houdini, famed for debunking mediums and exposing frauds, prided himself on seeing through the world’s greatest illusions. Yet even he encountered a sleight of hand so deft, so carefully ...

Harry Houdini is the world’s greatest entertainer. Just as his death-defying escapology stunts have him, and his wife Bess, on the cusp of a career-defining performance for King Edward, he finds ...

SCRANTON, Pa. — Illusionist Harry Houdini has inspired more than stunts since his time performing in the late 1800s and early 1900s. And it's all on display inside the Houdini Museum on North Main ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Halloween is all about the horrifying and the haunting, the wicked and the wacky, embracing all things spooky and mysterious. In the early 20th century, no one was more ...

Long shrouded in mystery, the illusion that once baffled Harry Houdini has finally been unveiled. Drawing on historical accounts and modern analysis, the revelation sheds light on the ingenious ...