THE WEEK IN HOUDINI HISTORY
Dec. 6, 1998: Houdini starring Johnathon Schaech airs on the TNT Network. [more]
Dec. 7, 1908: Jumps handcuffed from tugboat Hannah Jolliffe into the River Mersey in near freezing temperature. [more]
Dec. 8, 1913: Visits suicide graveyard in Monte Carlo.
Dec. 9, 1902: Jailbreak from County Police Station in Burnley, UK.
Dec. 10, 1908: Houdini’s Milk Can patent (No. 19,546) is accepted. [more]
Dec. 11, 1914: Challenged by The Louis Bergdoll Brewing Company in Philadelphia to escape a cask filled with Protiwiner Beer. [related]
Dec. 12, 2020: Houdini and David Copperfield are inducted into the National Jewish Museum Hall of Fame. [video]
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