IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) — Today is October 24. On this day in 1901, Annie Edson Taylor was the first person to survive going over Niagara Falls in a barrel. A school teacher, with a school teacher's ...
Oct. 24 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1901, daredevil Annie Edson Taylor became the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel. In 1929, $5 billion in market values were swept away in the ...
In an era of Harry Houdini, Barnum & Bailey and other death-defying showmen, Taylor, at about 62, became front-page famous when, in a moment of unequivocal courage and questionable decision-making, ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Annie Edson Taylor, Queen of the Mist, was the first person to survive a trip over Niagara Falls in a barrel following her joy ...