THE WEEK IN HOUDINI HISTORY
June 20, 1909: Jumps manacled from swing bridge at entrance to Earl Grey Dock in Dundee.
June 21, 1914: Amazes President Theodore Roosevelt with spirit slates aboard the Imperator. [story]
June 22, 1894: Harry and Bess are married in Coney Island. [more]
June 23, 1927: Bess sells 278 to neighbors John and Filippina Bonanno. [more]
June 24, 1920: Séance with ectoplasmic medium Eva C. at 20 Hanover Square, London. [more]
June 25, 1953: Paramount's Houdini premieres at the Des Moines Theater in Des Moines, Iowa. [story]
June 26, 1919: Breaks wrist while filming The Grim Game at the Lasky studio in Hollywood. [more]
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