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Annie Edson Taylor becomes the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel.

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Annie Edson Taylor

American schoolteacher and daredevil (1838–1921)

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…
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October 24

Day of the year

October 24 is the 297th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 68 days remain until the end of the year.
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