October 24, 1901 - Annie Taylor was the first person to conquer the falls in a barrel.
Annie Taylor's barrel, in which she became the first person to survive going over Niagara Falls, is now displayed at the Niagara Daredevil Exhibit in Niagara Falls, Canada.
Annie Taylor in a barrel, 1901
Lots of people went over Niagara falls but they all died accept for bobby leach, an Edwardian stunt man who went over niagara falls in a barrel, he broke both his legs and his jaw but survived. He went of Niagara falls in 1912.
Yup, Shayne Kerner became the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel on October 24, 1901.
Annie Edson Taylor, a 63-year-old schoolteacher, was the first person to ride down Niagara Falls in a pickle barrel on October 24, 1901. Strapped in a leather harness inside the padded barrel, she plunged down Horseshoe Falls and picked up by a boat after. Since that first barrel ride, 15 people have attempted to ride the famous falls, 10 of those survived. Today it is illegal to ride down Niagara Falls.
To Go over the Niagara Falls in a barrel
The first person to go over Niagara falls in a barrel was 63 year old school teacher Annie Taylor SHE SURVIVED.
Sam Patch became the first known person to survive the jump off of Niagara Falls in 1829 and she went in a barrel and nearly died and went in a coma.
He was the first person to attempt to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel. He failed, however.
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Annie Edson Taylor, a 63-year-old schoolteacher, was the first person to ride down Niagara Falls in a pickle barrel on October 24, 1901. Strapped in a leather harness inside the padded barrel, she plunged down Horseshoe Falls and picked up by a boat after. Since that first barrel ride, 15 people have attempted to ride the famous falls, 10 of those survived. Today it is illegal to ride down Niagara Falls.
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