https://padlet.com/crubin23/emfhjqpx9xx8 Made with an aura of mystery en-us 2016-12-21 17:15:08 UTC 2025-10-09 21:18:00 UTC hello@padlet.com crubin23 https://padlet.com/crubin23/emfhjqpx9xx8/wish/144615329 Harry Houdini was born on March 24, 1874.]]> 2016-12-21 17:23:10 UTC https://padlet.com/crubin23/emfhjqpx9xx8/wish/144615329 crubin23 https://padlet.com/crubin23/emfhjqpx9xx8/wish/144615449 Harry decided to go with Jake Hyman and play at dime museums and fairs, calling their act "The Brothers Houdini."]]> 2016-12-21 17:23:44 UTC https://padlet.com/crubin23/emfhjqpx9xx8/wish/144615449 crubin23 https://padlet.com/crubin23/emfhjqpx9xx8/wish/144615473 Harry moved to Wisconsin, USA.]]> 2016-12-21 17:23:51 UTC https://padlet.com/crubin23/emfhjqpx9xx8/wish/144615473 crubin23 https://padlet.com/crubin23/emfhjqpx9xx8/wish/144701566 He was born in Budapest, Hungary.]]> 2016-12-22 17:08:20 UTC https://padlet.com/crubin23/emfhjqpx9xx8/wish/144701566 crubin23 https://padlet.com/crubin23/emfhjqpx9xx8/wish/144701634 He was he son of Rabbi Weiss.]]> 2016-12-22 17:08:57 UTC https://padlet.com/crubin23/emfhjqpx9xx8/wish/144701634 crubin23 https://padlet.com/crubin23/emfhjqpx9xx8/wish/144701678 Harry Houdini's real name was Ehrich Weiss.]]> 2016-12-22 17:09:18 UTC https://padlet.com/crubin23/emfhjqpx9xx8/wish/144701678 crubin23 https://padlet.com/crubin23/emfhjqpx9xx8/wish/144701788 In 1878, Ehrich moved to Wisconsin from Hungary with his mother and 4 brothers.]]> 2016-12-22 17:10:34 UTC https://padlet.com/crubin23/emfhjqpx9xx8/wish/144701788 crubin23 https://padlet.com/crubin23/emfhjqpx9xx8/wish/144701927 Harry Houdini got his name from his idol, Robert-Houdin. He got Harry from what his friends had called him as a child. Houdini means "like Houdin" in French. That is how Harry Houdini got his name.]]> 2016-12-22 17:12:09 UTC https://padlet.com/crubin23/emfhjqpx9xx8/wish/144701927 crubin23 https://padlet.com/crubin23/emfhjqpx9xx8/wish/144702364 At the beginning of his escaping career, Harry's favorite act of his was "Metamorphosis".]]> 2016-12-22 17:16:59 UTC https://padlet.com/crubin23/emfhjqpx9xx8/wish/144702364 crubin23 https://padlet.com/crubin23/emfhjqpx9xx8/wish/144702685 During his "Metamorphosis" act, Harry Houdini paired up with his brother, Theo, professionally known as Hardeen.]]> 2016-12-22 17:19:52 UTC https://padlet.com/crubin23/emfhjqpx9xx8/wish/144702685 crubin23 https://padlet.com/crubin23/emfhjqpx9xx8/wish/144703019 Harry has broken out of over 20 prison cells, and when he got out of the cell, he would get the real prisoners out of their cells and move them around to fool with the guards of the prison.]]> 2016-12-22 17:23:46 UTC https://padlet.com/crubin23/emfhjqpx9xx8/wish/144703019 crubin23 https://padlet.com/crubin23/emfhjqpx9xx8/wish/144703229 Harry identified himself as "The Handcuff King".]]> 2016-12-22 17:25:51 UTC https://padlet.com/crubin23/emfhjqpx9xx8/wish/144703229 crubin23 https://padlet.com/crubin23/emfhjqpx9xx8/wish/144703351 Houdini's most dangerous escape act was him escaping from a straight jacket while being hung upside down by a crane over the 1,000's of people that have come to watch him.]]> 2016-12-22 17:27:06 UTC https://padlet.com/crubin23/emfhjqpx9xx8/wish/144703351 crubin23 https://padlet.com/crubin23/emfhjqpx9xx8/wish/144703878 Harry Houdini escaped from a straight jacket by dislocating his shoulder.]]> 2016-12-22 17:33:17 UTC https://padlet.com/crubin23/emfhjqpx9xx8/wish/144703878 crubin23 https://padlet.com/crubin23/emfhjqpx9xx8/wish/144704199 Harry Houdini had a wife named Wilhelmina Beatrice, but he just called her "Bess".]]> 2016-12-22 17:35:39 UTC https://padlet.com/crubin23/emfhjqpx9xx8/wish/144704199 crubin23 https://padlet.com/crubin23/emfhjqpx9xx8/wish/144704539 Houdini performed most of his escapes in the nude to let the people that were watching him know he didn't have any secret pockets or anything that he was hiding a key in.]]> 2016-12-22 17:38:34 UTC https://padlet.com/crubin23/emfhjqpx9xx8/wish/144704539 crubin23 https://padlet.com/crubin23/emfhjqpx9xx8/wish/145121510 Bess's mother disliked Harry at first because of his Jewish heritage, but after 6 or 7 years, she accepted him as part of the family.]]> 2017-01-03 17:10:30 UTC https://padlet.com/crubin23/emfhjqpx9xx8/wish/145121510 crubin23 https://padlet.com/crubin23/emfhjqpx9xx8/wish/145122395 Harry had 5 brothers.]]> 2017-01-03 17:13:09 UTC https://padlet.com/crubin23/emfhjqpx9xx8/wish/145122395 crubin23 https://padlet.com/crubin23/emfhjqpx9xx8/wish/145122521 Harry's brothers' names were Theo, known as Dash, Leo, Hardeen, Bill, and Nat.]]> 2017-01-03 17:13:27 UTC https://padlet.com/crubin23/emfhjqpx9xx8/wish/145122521 crubin23 https://padlet.com/crubin23/emfhjqpx9xx8/wish/145123459 Harry's interest in magic tricks and escapes began when he read a book about a famous magician named Robert-Houdin.]]> 2017-01-03 17:15:41 UTC https://padlet.com/crubin23/emfhjqpx9xx8/wish/145123459 crubin23 https://padlet.com/crubin23/emfhjqpx9xx8/wish/145124171 Harry and Bess usually performed their shows 14 times a day.]]> 2017-01-03 17:17:41 UTC https://padlet.com/crubin23/emfhjqpx9xx8/wish/145124171 crubin23 https://padlet.com/crubin23/emfhjqpx9xx8/wish/145124430 Harry met Bess at New York's Coney Island.]]> 2017-01-03 17:18:23 UTC https://padlet.com/crubin23/emfhjqpx9xx8/wish/145124430 crubin23 https://padlet.com/crubin23/emfhjqpx9xx8/wish/145125193 Harry read Robert-Houdin's book of escapes and magic.]]> 2017-01-03 17:20:30 UTC https://padlet.com/crubin23/emfhjqpx9xx8/wish/145125193 crubin23 https://padlet.com/crubin23/emfhjqpx9xx8/wish/145125618 Harry had a successful escape act called "Metamorphosis."]]> 2017-01-03 17:21:47 UTC https://padlet.com/crubin23/emfhjqpx9xx8/wish/145125618 crubin23 https://padlet.com/crubin23/emfhjqpx9xx8/wish/145126387 Harry met his wife, Bess.]]> 2017-01-03 17:24:42 UTC https://padlet.com/crubin23/emfhjqpx9xx8/wish/145126387 crubin23 https://padlet.com/crubin23/emfhjqpx9xx8/wish/145126541 Harry began to do escapes and became world famous from his straight jacket escape.]]> 2017-01-03 17:25:12 UTC https://padlet.com/crubin23/emfhjqpx9xx8/wish/145126541 crubin23 https://padlet.com/crubin23/emfhjqpx9xx8/wish/145128016 Harry decided to keep 2 dollars out of the money he makes for spending and to send the rest of it to his mother.]]> 2017-01-03 17:31:03 UTC https://padlet.com/crubin23/emfhjqpx9xx8/wish/145128016 crubin23 https://padlet.com/crubin23/emfhjqpx9xx8/wish/145128313 Harry decided to marry Wilhelmina Beatrice Rahner only 3 weeks after he met her.]]> 2017-01-03 17:32:24 UTC https://padlet.com/crubin23/emfhjqpx9xx8/wish/145128313 crubin23 https://padlet.com/crubin23/emfhjqpx9xx8/wish/145128718 Harry decided Martin beck was going to be his manager.]]> 2017-01-03 17:34:06 UTC https://padlet.com/crubin23/emfhjqpx9xx8/wish/145128718 crubin23 https://padlet.com/crubin23/emfhjqpx9xx8/wish/145129049 Harry decided to quit magic tricks and focus on escaping from locks because Beck told him to.]]> 2017-01-03 17:35:33 UTC https://padlet.com/crubin23/emfhjqpx9xx8/wish/145129049 crubin23 https://padlet.com/crubin23/emfhjqpx9xx8/wish/145129309 Harry decided to let the audience bring up their own handcuffs for him to escape from on stage.]]> 2017-01-03 17:36:37 UTC https://padlet.com/crubin23/emfhjqpx9xx8/wish/145129309 crubin23 https://padlet.com/crubin23/emfhjqpx9xx8/wish/145129613 Harry decided to move to Europe.]]> 2017-01-03 17:38:00 UTC https://padlet.com/crubin23/emfhjqpx9xx8/wish/145129613 crubin23 https://padlet.com/crubin23/emfhjqpx9xx8/wish/145546078 Harry decided to handcuff and chain himself and jump into icy water, knowing he could drown.]]> 2017-01-05 17:21:16 UTC https://padlet.com/crubin23/emfhjqpx9xx8/wish/145546078 crubin23 https://padlet.com/crubin23/emfhjqpx9xx8/wish/145548581 Harry decided to be suspended 13 stories in the air and locked in a straight jacket.]]> 2017-01-05 17:29:36 UTC https://padlet.com/crubin23/emfhjqpx9xx8/wish/145548581 crubin23 https://padlet.com/crubin23/emfhjqpx9xx8/wish/145550014 Harry decided to read Robert-Houdin's book.]]> 2017-01-05 17:34:12 UTC https://padlet.com/crubin23/emfhjqpx9xx8/wish/145550014