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On this day in history, June 16, 1884, first American roller coaster opens at Coney Island | Fox News
HISTORY - On #ThisDayInHistory 1884, the first roller coaster in America opens at Coney Island, in Brooklyn, New York. Known as a switchback railway, it was the brainchild of LaMarcus Thompson, traveled
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