Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bobby Leach used a steel barrel, also known as a plug (pictured), to go over Horseshoe Falls, the largest of Niagara's three ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A 12-foot barrel that carried two people over the Horseshoe Falls in Canada in 1995 made a short trip down Third Street in Niagara ...

NIAGARA FALLS -- There is no shortage of legends surrounding the cat that went over Niagara Falls in a barrel. Some say it survived, proving the barrel was sturdy enough to carry humans down the falls ...

Oct. 24 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1901, daredevil Annie Edson Taylor became the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel. In 1929, $5 billion in market values were swept away in the ...

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) — Today is October 24. On this day in 1901, Annie Edson Taylor was the first person to survive going over Niagara Falls in a barrel. A school teacher, with a school teacher's ...

Award-winning children's book creator Chris Van Allsburg is a master of fantasy and the surreal, whether conjuring up a mysterious train to the North Pole for "The Polar Express" or a board game ...

The first person to survive a trip over Niagara Falls in barrel was Annie Taylor. She was a schoolteacher and made the daredevil move on her 63rd birthday. Want all of the adventure and none of the ...

The Niagara Parks Power Station has surged with new life since its decommissioning in 2006. The oldest surviving Niagara Falls power plant is now a thrilling public attraction. Walk in to explore the ...