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Magic in history - Part 2

Monday, December 3rd, 2007

1873 - Maskelyne and Cooke first perform at the Egyptian Hall., England’s Home of Mystery, in London
1874 - Ehrich Weiss born in Budapest. As Harry Houdini he performed aall over the world.
1905 - The Magic Circle formed in London. It is the world’s most famous magical society.
1911 - The Great Lafayette dies in afire at [...]

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Magic in History - Part 1

Monday, October 15th, 2007

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c.1700 Westcar Payrus(now in the State Museun, east Berlin) records the earliest known performance of conjuring as an entertainment.
AD
1584 Jean Preevost published the first French book on practical magic, La Premiere Partie des Subtiles et Plaisantes Inventions(The First Part of Subtle and Pleasant Trick).
1584 Publication of The Discoverie of Witchcraft by Reginald Scot, the first [...]

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