THE WEEK IN HOUDINI HISTORY
Nov. 22, 1914: Visits mother's grave alone in Machpelah Cemetery alone. Writes in diary: "Bleak and windy."
Nov. 23, 1914: Surprised on-stage with silver loving cup from Bess’s family for 20th wedding anniversary.
Nov. 24, 1900: Defeats "Hilmar the Uncuffable" in Berlin.
Nov. 25, 1909: Crashes his Voisin biplane in Hamburg, Germany.
Nov. 26, 1906: Struggles for an hour and a half in doctored handcuffs in Detroit. Bess leaves stage in tears.
Nov. 27, 1908: Challenged by Suffragettes to escape sheets and bandages at the Oxford Music Hall in London.
Nov. 28, 1923: Suspended straitjacket escape from Beacon Building in Wichita, Kansas.
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