Annie Edson Taylor
American schoolteacher and daredevil; first person to successfully go over Niagara Falls in a barrel (1838-1921) · United States · Died at 82
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Something wrong?Annie Edson Taylor was an American schoolteacher who, on her 63rd birthday, October 24, 1901, became the first person to survive a trip over Niagara Falls in a barrel. Her motives were financial but she never made much money from her adventure. She died penniless and her funeral was paid for by public donations.
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