How did Harry Houdini come to America?

Answer 1

Houdini came to America when he was four because of his father. They lived in the poor Jewish slum of Budapest in Hungary. Houdini's father heard rumors nthat America's streets were paved with gold. He took a ship over to New York, only to find that the streets were in fact NOT paved with gold. It took Houdini's father two years to scrape enough money togther to bring the family over. When he finally got the money, they settled in Appleton, Wisonsin.