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Edna Ferber, another Appleton resident who worked as a reporter for the Post Crescent before she became a bestselling novelist, interviewed Houdini for a story and helped create the myth that he was born here. The History Museum here in Appleton has a substantial collection related to Houdini's life (and Edna Ferber's typewriter, too!).

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Don't know that. I'll have to visit Appleton.

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He only spent about four years during his childhood in Appleton. His father was the rabbi of the first synagogue in Appleton. It's worth a visit! https://myhistorymuseum.org/exhibits/aka-houdini/

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Very good story, especially for Halloween, can't wait for pop part 2. What is the felon who ran for president I don't know if this is Trump or someone else.

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It's about Eugene V. Debs. He was a socialist from Indiana who ran for president in the early 1900s.

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Never heard of him. Cool

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