The handcuffs clicked as they bound his hands and feet, the chain connecting them binding him in place. The tank begins to fill with water, his body suspended upside down. There seemed to be no way to escape. The curtains close and the audience is hushed into a tense nervousness - will he manage to escape? Second turn to minutes, and people begin to worry. What if something had gone horribly wrong? After all, who could escape such a trap? Suddenly, the curtains are pulled back to reveal an empty tank, and a man who had escaped the impossible chains. Harry Houdini steps forward, and the audience explodes into applause in wonder. For decades, he continued to escape from situations that always seemed impossible. But on Halloween - October 31st, 1926, the man who was always escaping death died at just 52 years old, leaving a mystery that would haunt his wife and make the world wonder for years. Join us as we take a breath of dead air with Harry Houdini - the man who escaped (almost) everything.

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https://historynet.com/mina-crandon-harry-houdini-the-medium-and-the-magician/

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