THE WEEK IN HOUDINI HISTORY
Sept. 5, 1908: Jumps manacled from Friedrichs Bridge in Berlin. [story]
Sept. 6, 1906: Watched through peephole while doing jailbreak at Yorkville police station. [story]
Sept. 7, 1925: Howard Thurston attends Houdini's 3 Shows in One in Pittsburgh.
Sept. 8, 1915: First suspended straitjacket escape in Kansas City. [story]
Sept. 9, 1907: Attends lightweight boxing championship bout between Joe Gans and Jimmy Britt in San Francisco.
Sept. 10, 1938: Hardeen begins 4-year run in Hellzapoppin' on Broadway. [more]
Sept. 11, 1893: The Brothers Houdini open at Robinson's Musee Theatre in Buffalo. [more]
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