THE WEEK IN HOUDINI HISTORY
July 5, 1910: Houdini visits Ira Davenport at his home in Mayville, New York. [photo]
July 6, 1913: The Houdinis spend the day in Coney Island with Theo Bamberg and Ching Ling Foo.
July 7, 1912: First overboard box escape off Governor's Island in New York. [story]
July 8, 1925: Houdini visits Anna Eva Fay.
July 9, 1900: Challenged by sailors from the HMS Powerful to escape ships irons at the London Alhambra.
July 10, 1959: The “Houdini Mansion” in Laurel Canyon burns down in a massive brush fire. [more]
July 11, 2008: Death Defying Acts is released in New York and Los Angeles. [story]
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