A master of escape, Harry Houdini drew crowds of thousands to watch him break free of just about any seemingly inescapable bind, from handcuffs to jail cells to straitjackets that, as the showman ...

This week in history: Houdini frees himself of a strait-jacket dangling over San Antonio Street Jan 31, 2022 February 1, 1903: The new Sunset railroad depot opened on Jan. 31, 1903.

SALT LAKE CITY — Once upon a time, Harry Houdini, the famed magician and escape artist, ... Then freed himself from a straight jacket while hanging upside down from his ankles.

Handcuff Escapes. When vaudeville impresario Martin Beck "discovered" a struggling Harry Houdini in 1899, it was Houdini's ability to escape from handcuffs which caught his attention.