What better way to promote an upcoming performance in Boston than to be locked up in chains and take a 30-foot plunge into the Charles River? That’s exactly what Harry Houdini did on April 30, 1908.

'Houdini' didn't jump off bridge according to research History Channel's movie 'Houdini' has a thrilling scene that involves the Great Houdini jumping off a bridge, but research shows it probably didn ...

Master illusionist and escape artist Harry Houdini was in Detroit when he stepped onto a stage for the last time. He would die a week later — on Halloween, no less, giving an eerie twist to the life ...

History Channel's 2014 movie 'Houdini' has a thrilling scene that involves the Great Houdini jumping off a bridge, but research shows it probably didn't actually happen.