In THE summer of 1912 Harry Houdini was clapped in manacles and leg-irons, stuffed into a crate that had been weighed down by lead, and dropped from a tugboat into New York's East River.

在1912年夏天，Harry Houdini被拷在手铐和脚镣中，塞进一个灌铅的小木箱，然后从一艘拖船上被扔进纽约的东河中。

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Ehrich took his last name, changed the pronunciation,added an "i" and began calling himself Harry Houdini.

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