OLLI at OU - ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY: June 16, 1884: The first roller coaster in America opens on Coney Island in Brooklyn, NY. Designed by LaMarcus Thompson, the ride was
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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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