Read and learn about history. Pick out a good one.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_24
1901 – Annie Edson Taylor becomes the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel
2005 – Hurricane Wilma makes landfall in Florida, resulting in 35 direct and 26 indirect fatalities and causing $20.6B USD in damage.(caused major damage to the orange crop and a big spike higher in the OJ market price)
2008 – "Bloody Friday" saw many of the world's stock exchanges experience the worst declines in their history, with drops of around 10% in most indices.
Annie Edson Taylor (October 24, 1838 – April 29, 1921) was an American schoolteacher who, on her 63rd birthday, October 24, 1901, became the first person to survive a trip over Niagara Falls in a barrel.[1] Her motives were financial but she never made much money from her adventure.
| Annie Edson Taylor | |
|---|---|
 Annie Taylor posing next to her barrel | |
| Born | 24 October 1838 Auburn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | April 29, 1921 (aged 82) Lockport, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality | United States |
| Occupation | schoolteacher |
| Known for | First person to go over Niagara Falls intentionally and survive. She used a specially-made barrel on 24 October 1901. |
If it was with my dying breath, I would caution anyone against attempting the feat ... I would sooner walk up to the mouth of a cannon, knowing it was going to blow me to pieces than make another trip over the Fall.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_objects_that_have_gone_over_Niagara_Falls