Harry Houdini wasn’t born in Appleton, but he claimed it as his hometown. Good enough for us. Appleton is more than happy to embrace the internationally known illusionist as one of its own and weave ...

I was a magic geek when I was growing up. I couldn't do the tricks - both patience and manual dexterity are required - but I could purchase cheap paraphernalia from magic stores with which I failed to ...

APPLETON, Wis. (AP) - Harry Houdini wasn’t born in Appleton, but he claimed it as his hometown. Good enough for us. Appleton is more than happy to embrace the internationally known illusionist as one ...

Houdini was actually born in Budapest and moved to Appleton in 1878 when he was 4 years old. His father, Mayer Samuel Weiss, was Appleton’s first rabbi. The family lived here for four years, according ...