Today in History for June 18th

USATODAY.com Thursday, 18 June 2020 ()
Highlights of this day in history: Churchill rallies Britain in World War II; Napoleon beaten at Battle of Waterloo; Amelia Earhart crosses the Atlantic; Sally Ride becomes America's first woman in space; Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney born. (June 18)
 
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News video: This Day in History: First Roller Coaster in America Opens

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 This Day in History: First Roller Coaster in America Opens June 16, 1884 The "switchback railway" opened at Coney Island in Brooklyn, New York. For the price of a nickel, patrons could experience the six-mile-an-hour ride. The roller coaster at Coney Island was designed by LaMarcus Thompson. It was...