☞ “No One Ought Ever Do That Again!”
☞ “No One Ought Ever Do That Again!” ☞Today in History -- On today’s date 121 years ago, Thursday, October 24, 1901, on her 63rd birthday, noted American adventuress Annie Edson Taylor (1838-1921), “The Queen of the Mist,” became the first person to survive a trip over Niagara Falls in a barrel. ☞Annie Edson was born on October 24, 1838 at Auburn, New York. Whilst studying to became a schoolteacher, she met & married David Taylor. The couple had one son who died in infancy, & Mr. Taylor died not long after -- leaving Annie a widow. Annie then worked at various jobs in different places -- eventually ending up in Bay City, Michigan where she hoped to become a dance instructor. Since there were no dance schools in Bay City at that time, she opened her own. In 1900, she moved to Sault Ste. Marie to teach music. From Sault Ste. Marie she traveled to San Antonio, Texas, & from there she & a friend went to México City to find work. Unsuccessful, she returned to Bay ...