THE WEEK IN HOUDINI HISTORY
Sept. 6, 1911: Jumps manacled into the Lachine Canal in Montreal.
Sept. 7, 1903: Opens with the Circus Carre in Dordrecht & Groningen, Holland.
Sept. 8, 1915: First suspended straitjacket escape from the Kansas City Post Building in Kansas City, MO. [more]
Sept. 9, 1907: Attends lightweight boxing championship between Joe Gans and Jimmy Britt in San Fransisco.
Sept. 10, 1938: Hardeen begins 4-year run in Hellzapoppin' on Broadway.
Sept. 11, 1893: The Brothers Houdini begin week at Robinson's Musee Theater in Buffalo, New York. [more]
Sept. 12, 1917: Houdini registers for the draft as "Harry Handcuff Houdini.” [view]
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