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Iron Felix Dzerzhinsky - Head of the CheKa, Architect of the Red Terror

2 Feb 2023

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Mobutu Sese Seko: Corruption and Murder in the Heart of Africa

28 Jul 2022

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WILLIAM PALMER: The Notorious Crimes and Trial of the Prince of Poisoners

14 May 2024

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William Howard Taft: Bathtubs, Bull Moose, and Betrayals

16 May 2022

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Gaius Appulius Diocles: The Richest Athlete of All Time?

27 Aug 2024

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Papa Doc: Haiti’s Voodoo Dictator

5 May 2022

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12 Jan 2023

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6 Dec 2021

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When you say the word “daredevil,” what image springs to mind? After you picture the Marvel guy in the red suit, we mean. It’s probably a man, maybe in his 30s, dressed in a dazzling, sparkly leather outfit, wearing a crash test helmet on his head and flashing a pair of gleaming, crazy eyes, howling like a madman as he charges into a death-defying stunt at a hundred miles per hour.

That’s a fair assessment, we would say. After all, a daredevil is a showman looking to garner as much attention as possible, because more eyeballs on his antics means more money and fame. But what if we told you that the daredevil we have in mind for today was none of those things? In fact, she was a quiet, matronly widow in her 60s named Annie Edson Taylor.

She might not have looked the part, but make no mistake about it. Taylor’s daredevil credentials are as solid as it gets, and many others have risked (and sacrificed) life and limb in order to replicate her infamous feat - going over Niagara Falls in a barrel.

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Further Reading:
https://archive.org/details/overfallsannieed00tayluoft/page/8/mode/2up?ref=ol&view=theater
https://archive.org/details/queenofmiststory0000pari/page/32/mode/2up?view=theater
https://web.archive.org/web/20161025032751/http://bay-journal.com/bay/1he/people/fp-taylor-annie.html
https://archive.org/details/queenofmiststory0000pari/page/34/mode/2up?view=theater
https://archive.org/details/queenofmiststory0000pari/page/36/mode/2up?view=theater
https://archive.org/details/overfallsannieed00tayluoft/page/12/mode/2up?ref=ol&view=theater
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/01/obituaries/annie-edson-taylor-overlooked.html
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-barrel-ride-down-niagara-falls
https://www.wbfo.org/heritage-moments/2018-10-22/heritage-moments-annie-edson-taylor-falls-daredevil-and-a-widows-hard-choices
https://www.newyorkalmanack.com/2023/07/annie-edson-taylor-niagara-falls/
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/01/obituaries/annie-edson-taylor-overlooked.html
https://web.archive.org/web/20111018120342/http://nyfalls.com/niagara/niagara-falls-faq4.html
https://archive.org/details/queenofmiststory0000pari/page/46/mode/2up?view=theater
https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2012/06/12/niagara-falls-barrel
https://americacomesalive.com/annie-edson-taylor-1838-1921-american-daredevil/
https://archive.org/details/queenofmiststory0000pari/page/54/mode/2up?view=theater
https://web.archive.org/web/20161025032751/http://bay-journal.com/bay/1he/people/fp-taylor-annie.html
https://web.archive.org/web/20161025032751/http://bay-journal.com/bay/1he/people/fp-taylor-annie.html
https://archive.org/details/queenofmiststory0000pari/page/92/mode/2up?view=theater
https://www.newyorkalmanack.com/2023/07/annie-edson-taylor-niagara-falls/
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/01/obituaries/annie-edson-taylor-overlooked.html

Annie Edson Taylor - Over the Falls

Dr. Charles Carlin Parish - Queen of the Mist

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