including one that came with the warning “Failure Means a Drowning Death.” To his audiences, Harry Houdini’s skills seemed almost supernatural. But to Houdini himself, an immigrant who ...

His parents nicknamed him “Houdini” because of his propensity ... Children with autism are especially susceptible to the risk of drowning, as they tend both to wander away and to be attracted ...

Escape artist Harry Houdini died on Halloween in 1926 at age 52 Emily Blackwood is a writer and editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work has previously appeared in ...