In 1901, daredevil Annie Edson Taylor became the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel. In 1929, $5 billion in ...
If you wanted to become famous, jumping into a wooden box and dropping yourself 170-foot is maybe not what you’d choose.
She figured she'd try her hand at going over Niagara Falls, because either by fame or a sudden impact, she'd have enough ...