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    2. On this day in 1884, the first American roller coaster opened on Coney Island in Brooklyn, New York
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    On this day in 1884, the first American roller coaster opened on Coney Island in Brooklyn, New York

    On this day in 1884, the first American roller coaster opened on Coney Island in Brooklyn, New York. This early roller coaster, called the “switchback railway”, used gravity to its […]

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    On this day in 1884, the first American roller coaster opened on Coney Island in Brooklyn, New York

    On this day in 1884, the first American roller coaster opened on Coney Island in Brooklyn, New York. This early roller coaster, called the “switchback railway”, used gravity to its […]

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