![On this day in history, June 16, 1884, first American roller coaster opens at Coney Island | Fox News On this day in history, June 16, 1884, first American roller coaster opens at Coney Island | Fox News](https://static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2023/06/rollercoaster-coney-island.jpg)
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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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