Who was Harry Houdini?

Get ready to be amazed! Welcome to History's Not Boring! Have you ever seen someone escape from handcuffs, straitjackets, or even huge locked boxes filled with water? That was Harry Houdini! This incredible escape artist started his life as a little boy named Erik in Hungary before moving to America. By age nine, he was already performing! Learn how this master magician tricked the world. He made an entire elephant disappear on stage! What was his most dangerous trick—the scary Chinese Water Torture Cell? Find out how this man became the one person no lock or chain could hold! Prepare to be utterly baffled by the real-life magic of Houdini!

Correction: In this episode we stated that Houdini and his wife Bess used the code word "abracadabra" - the actual secret message was "Rosabelle believe," based on the song Bess was singing when they first met. The word was spelled out using a secret code magicians use during mentalism acts.