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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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![My first coaster ever, ridden in 2002. My mom tricked me on it at age 7 and have been riding ever since [Hulk, IOA] : r/rollercoasters My first coaster ever, ridden in 2002. My mom tricked me on it at age 7 and have been riding ever since [Hulk, IOA] : r/rollercoasters](https://preview.redd.it/j0pfjpxsggz51.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=76b29ad93ff27c1826c04604df557761b369200e)