PUBLICITY STUNTS
In 1905, Harry Houdini was perfoming back in the United States. Some of his publicity stunts included: escaping from the prison cell that held the assassin of President James Garfield, escaping from a straitjacket while hanging upside down, and breaking free from a packing crate that had been nailed shut and immersed underwater. Houdini loved challenges but on one occasion in England, Houdini allowed the milk can to be filled with beer rather than water. As someone who never drank alcohol, Houdini was not used to the effects of the beer and had to be pulled to safety by his assistants. It was one of Houdini's rare failures.