In 1901, daredevil Annie Edson Taylor became the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel.

She figured she'd try her hand at going over Niagara Falls, because either by fame or a sudden impact, she'd have enough ...

Taylor was towed near the Canadian border, where the waters were deeper and the Horseshoe Falls, the biggest of the three falls at the location, beckoned. After a brief goodbye to the boatmen who had ...