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houdini

hooh dee nee

  • n  United States magician (born in Hungary) famous for his ability to escape from chains or handcuffs or straitjackets or padlocked containers (1874-1926)
News & Articles

  • Amb. Marc Ginsberg: Crossing The Syrian Red Line Rubicon
    Even the legendary Houdini can't get the U.S. out of its Syrian straightjacket. For over three agonizing years the Obama Administration has twisted itself into...
    June 14, 2013 - The Huffington Post
  • H: 76° | L: 54°
    APPLETON, Wis. (WFRV) - The Heid Music Summer Concert Series is underway in Appleton. There is live music on Thursdays over the lunch hour and in the evening at Jones Park until the construction is complete at Houdini Plaza.
    June 13, 2013 - WFRV 5 Green Bay
  • Houdini the dog is fine after surviving Catasauqua fire
    Houdini, who was rescued by a firefighter from an apartment fire this weekend, has lived up to his name.        
    June 11, 2013 - The Morning Call
Quotes

  • Willie Randolph in Reuters
    I've seen him do this many times,said Mets manager Willie Randolph, who was a Yankees coach when Hernandez helped that team win four World Series crowns. "He's just a Houdini sometimes."
  • Joe Tacopina in Newsday
    There was a motive to murder Harry Houdini and it was suppressed and covered up,Tacopina told reporters.
  • Criss Angel in Reuters
    I'm here to do what I have always wanted to do -- try to do the impossible,Angel told Reuters from the box. "Not as a trick, not as an illusion, but as a real life demonstration in the art of escape as Houdini did for his day."

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