THE WEEK IN HOUDINI HISTORY
Nov. 1, 1926: Embalmed at the W. R. Hamilton and Company Funeral Home. Body leaves Detroit aboard 7:10 PM train.
Nov. 2, 1926: Houdini’s body arrives in New York at 9:30 AM. Bess in wheelchair.
Nov. 3, 1926: Houdini lies in state in New York funeral chapel.
Nov. 4, 1926: Funeral services at Elks Club, West 43rd Street, New York. Houdini buried at Machpelah Cemetery in Queens., NY. [more]
Nov. 5, 1917: Suspended straitjacket escape in Times Square, New York. [more]
Nov. 6, 1915: Overboard Box escape in San Francisco bay. [more]
Nov. 7, 1915: Performs for prisoners at San Quentin.
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