John Hancock, but native americans discovered it thousands of years ago.
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Annie Taylor, October 1901
Yup, Shayne Kerner became the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel on October 24, 1901.
Niagara Falls, NY was the first to have hydroelectric powered lights in 1879.
For its beauty and the three smaller waterfalls which it is made up of. It's made up of the Horseshoe Falls, the Bridal Veil Falls and the American Falls. Niagra Falls is famous for how big the water fall is and is also one of the top most wanted, seen places in Amercia because how massive the waterfall is.
The first glory hunter was Sam Patch, who leaped into the churning waters at the foot of the falls twice in 1829. The stunt went illegal by law in 1951.
Benjamin Franklin was the first person to discover electricity as he did the kite experiment, and was the first person to use the terms positive and negetive charge.
Annie Taylor
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.
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.
The answer to this question will forever be lost in antiquity.
October 24, 1901 - Annie Taylor was the first person to conquer the 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.
Yup, Shayne Kerner became the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel on October 24, 1901.
At first the firework display was a partnership of the American and Canadian Niagara Parks Commissions. However, the City of Niagara Falls (and Niagara Falls Firefighters) with the cooperation of the Niagara Falls Parks Commission currently put on fireworks.
Annie Taylor in a barrel, 1901
To Go over the Niagara Falls in a barrel
David Livingstone was the first European to see the Falls, November 1855