One of the biggest celebrities of the 20th century, Harry Houdini wowed audiences with his daredevil escapes and mystifying ...

In 1862, jewelry engraver and amateur photographer William H. Mumler was developing a self-portrait in his Boston studio when a ghostly image began to surface. Just below his own image in the photo ...

In the wake of the Civil War, Spiritualism offered a comforting belief in an afterworld populated by the dead but accessible ...

There’s an urban legend that Harry Houdini died in Detroit on Halloween after performing at the Majestic Theater.

Bess Houdini's quest to communicate with her late husband, famed magician Harry Houdini, is a tale of love, loss and the ...

Illusionist Harry Houdini died on Halloween in 1926. Multiple theories about what actually happened persist a century later.

This Halloween marks 99 years since the death of legendary magician Harry Houdini. Preparations are underway for a yearlong ...

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Shutdown? What shutdown? President Donald Trump is barreling along like the government isn't shuttered, keeping up ...

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According to King George V's Letters Patent of 1917, Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice will retain their titles because they are daughters of a son of a sovereign. It is understood that retaining ...