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100 Years Since Harry Houdini's Death: What Is Known About the Final Days of the 'King of Escapes' and What Remains Legend

Harry Houdini died on October 31, 1926, in Detroit — a performer famed for escaping from handcuffs, locked boxes, and water cells. For the centenary of his death, Life.ru examined the circumstances of his final days and separated confirmed facts from enduring myths: the student's blow, the 'deadly axe trick,' and the theory that mediums poisoned him. On October 31, 1926, Harry Houdini died in Detroit — a performer famed for escaping from handcuffs, locked boxes, and water torture cells. Marking the centenary of his death, Life.ru examined the circumstances of his final days and separated confirmed facts from persistent myths: the student's blows, the 'deadly axe trick,' and claims that mediums poisoned him.

Otabek Yusupov

29 Oct 2026 · 09:074 min read

Society

Dubai resident turns his home into a museum of UAE history

Shaukat Ali Rana, who arrived in Dubai in 1968, has spent nearly six decades assembling an archive of photographs, documents and everyday objects reflecting the rise of the UAE. Part of the family home in the Mirdif district now operates as a mini-museum, open to visitors by appointment. Shaukat Ali Rana, who arrived in Dubai in 1968, has spent nearly six decades assembling an archive of photographs, documents and everyday objects reflecting the formation of the UAE. Part of his family home in the Mirdif district now operates as a mini-museum, with visits available by appointment.

Aziz Karimov

29 Oct 2026 · 07:194 min read

World

'Velvet Speech': Havel's 1990 address that foretold the breakup of Czechoslovakia

Gazeta.uz, in its 'Historic Speech' column, publishes a translation of Václav Havel's New Year's… address to the nation of 28 October 1990. In the speech, the first president of Czechoslovakia warned of the danger of nationalism and called for building a genuine federation. A year and a half later, the country nevertheless split apart.

Aziz Karimov

28 Oct 2026 · 13:092 min read

Science

Pyramids and the Unification of Egypt: an outlet tells the story of the rulers of Ancient Egypt

Kun.uz published a piece on the rulers of Ancient Egypt: Narmer, associated with the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt around 3100 BC, and Khufu, who directed the construction of the Great Pyramid at Giza. The available portion of the publication describes the archaeological evidence and the scale of the construction.

Aziz Karimov

27 Oct 2026 · 03:162 min read

Culture

For the 118th anniversary of Maqsud Shaykhzade's birth, Gazeta has prepared a quiz on his poems

On October 25 (November 7, New Style), 1908, the poet Maqsud Shaykhzade was born — a repressed and later rehabilitated author, translator of Shakespeare and Rustaveli, and playwright. Gazeta published a piece about his biography and a quiz on his poems.

Otabek Yusupov

25 Oct 2026 · 18:173 min read

World

The Eagle's Nest — Hitler's former residence — burns down in the Bavarian Alps

The historic Kehlsteinhaus building, known as the Eagle's Nest and used by Adolf Hitler in the late 1930s, burned down on the night of October 23, 2026. The fire continued until morning, and firefighting was complicated by the inaccessibility of the building on the mountaintop. Police are considering an arson theory; one person has been detained.

Otabek Yusupov

25 Oct 2026 · 11:022 min read

Science

Stones of the Dmitry Donskoy Monument Turned Out to Be Blocks of Peter the Great's Canal

Scientists have established that the white-stone blocks from the base of the Dmitry Donskoy monument on Kulikovo Field come from the locks of the Ivanovsky Canal, built from 1701 according to Peter the Great's design. The stones now adorn the facade of the museum in Mokhovoye.

Sevara Azamova

23 Oct 2026 · 01:382 min read

World

The Muslim Board of Uzbekistan Turns 83: Eight Muftis and Four Addresses

On 20 October 2026, the Muslim Board of Uzbekistan marked 83 years since its establishment. For this date, Kun.uz, together with the board's press service, gathered information about the history of the institution, founded on 20 October 1943 at a kurultai in Tashkent. Eshon Bobokhon ibn Abdulmajidkhan was unanimously elected the first mufti.

Javlon Tursunov

22 Oct 2026 · 17:302 min read