From our photo album

..... Moments, large and small, from America's history.

1. Harry Houdini climbs into a wooden crate to be lowered into New York Harbor, July 7, 1912.

Daredevil. Showman. Con artist.

That was Harry Houdini; and his death-defying stunt called the “Box Escape Challenge” thrilled audiences around the world in 1912 and 1913.

It was a trick that began well before the theater curtain went up.

When Houdini arrived…