LAST WEEK IN HOUDINI HISTORY
Feb. 21, 1898: Signs contract to appear with the Welsh Bros. Circus for 25 weeks. [more]
Feb. 22, 1967: Steve Baker recreates Houdini's suspended straitjacket escape from the Tribune Tower in Oakland, CA.
Feb. 23, 1916: Suspended straitjacket from the The Daily States building on Canal Street in New Orleans. [story]
Feb. 24, 1938: Religious Racketeers begins filming at The Grand National Studios in Hollywood, CA. [more]
Feb. 25, 1924: Spirit lecture at Music Hall in Akron, Ohio. [more]
Feb. 26, 1926: Testifies before the House of Representatives in Washington D.C. [story]
Feb. 27, 1898: The Houdinis give a “Startling Spiritualistic Seance” at the A.O.U.W. Lodge in St. Joseph, MO.
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