If you wanted to become famous, jumping into a wooden box and dropping yourself 170-foot is maybe not what you’d choose.
In 1901, daredevil Annie Edson Taylor became the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel. In 1929, $5 billion in ...
However, she had trouble monetizing her success, had an unscrupulous business manager, and ultimately died a pauper, but her ...
She figured she'd try her hand at going over Niagara Falls, because either by fame or a sudden impact, she'd have enough ...
No one who has survived going over Niagara Falls has been able to cash in on the daring escapades. The man who successfully went over unprotected last week believes otherwise. Time will tell whether ...
At the age of 63, she embarked on an extremely dangerous adventure on October 24th, 1901. She sat inside a huge sealed barrel ...
Today is Friday, Oct. 24, the 297th day of 2025 with 68 to follow. The moon is waxing. Morning stars are Jupiter, Mars, ...