Harry Houdini's love of America was such that he always claimed Appleton, Wisconsin, as his birthplace. Born Ehrich Weiss on March 24, 1874 in Budapest, Hungary, Houdini's daring escapes would capture imaginations worldwide. | American Experience | PBS

84K views · 166 reactions | Harry Houdini was a master of illusion and engineer of escape tricks he became a worldwide sensation at the turn of the 20th century. And his legend endures today. Don't miss Houdini's Last Secrets, this Sunday, January 6th at 10P. | Science Channel | Facebook

2.3K views · 16 reactions | We know that escape artist Harry Houdini died on Halloween almost 100 years ago in 1926. But exactly how he me his demise still remains a mystery. | Biography | Facebook

✨ Magician Harry Houdini, then known as Ehrich Weiss, was born on this day in 1874 in Budapest, Hungary. For most of his life, however, Houdini claimed to have been born on April 6, 1874, in Appleton, Wisconsin. Learn more about Houdini’s life—and his mysterious death—in this clip from The Curious Life and Death of…: Harry Houdini. http://bit.ly/3gAnQxK | Smithsonian Channel