LAST WEEK IN HOUDINI HISTORY
Aug 2, 1916: Suspended straitjacket escape from the pier tower in Atlantic City
Aug. 3, 1959: Publication of Houdini The Man Who Walked Through Walls by William Lindsay Gresham. [more]
Aug 4, 2015: 'Houdini Historical Roast' in Los Angeles with Justin Willman as Houdini. [story]
Aug 5, 1926: Submerged casket test at the Hotel Shelton in New York City.
Aug 6, 1882: Rabbi Weiss gives farewell sermon to his Appleton congregation.
Aug 7, 1928: James "The Amazing" Randi is born in Toronto, Canada.
Aug 8, 1908: Houdini grants Leonard Hicks exclusive rights to do his act for $10,000 a year.
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