Harry Houdini was a famous American magician who was known for his incredible escapes. He began his career as a trapeze artist in circuses at a young age, and after relocating in New York City in 1882, he tried his luck in vaudeville shows. Houdini gained an international notoriety for his spectacular escapes from shackles, ropes, and handcuffs, as well as from other confined containers ranging from milk cans to coffins to prison cells, beginning around 1900. In this clip he is seen jumping off

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

✨ 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