The crowd was sure the man would soon be dead. More than ninety kilograms of lead weight were put on top. The man was put into a wooden box on a tugboat near the riverbank. They were there to watch a man whose hands and legs had been locked together. A huge crowd gathered near New York City’s East River. It was a hot July day in nineteen twelve. Today we tell about Harry Houdini, the great escape artist and magician. Or download MP3 (Right-click or option-click and save link)Īnd I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Harry Houdini, 1874-1926: The Great Escape Artist
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