THE WEEK IN HOUDINI HISTORY
April 11, 1923: Visits the First Spiritualist Church of Los Angeles and takes "unexplainable" photo under test conditions. [story]
April 12, 1920: Terror Island opens at The Modern and The Beacon theaters in Boston. [story]
April 13, 1916: Challenged by the Interboro Brewing Co. to escape cask filled with beer in Brooklyn.
April 14, 1910: Jumps handcuffed into the Domain Municipal Baths in Woolloomooloo Bay in Australia.
April 15, 1926: Press conference in Chicago with trumpet medium Anna Clark Benninghofen who admits using trickery for 30 years.
April 16, 1898: Opening day for the Welsh Bros. Circus 10th Annual Tour in Lancaster, PA. [more]
April 17, 1914: Performs his Grand Magical Revue at the Olympia Theater in Liverpool. [more]
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