Annie Edson Taylor, a Niagara Falls daredevil, died on this day.
On October 24, 1901, Annie Edson Taylor, a teacher of dance and physical culture in Bay City, Michigan, became the first person and the only woman to survive a ride over Canada’s Niagara Falls in a barrel. Seeking a new career that would earn her fame and fortune, Taylor plunged over the falls in a specially designed barrel and suffered no injuries. She called herself “the Queen of the Mist” and toured around the nation with a replica of her original barrel.
Source : Michigan Historical Calendar, Clarke Historical Library at Central Michigan University.