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Period: to
1920's
1920 Decade -
The famous Cyclone roller coaster at Revere Beach in Massachusetts opens. It closes soon after due to lack of ridership.
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http://www.ultimaterollercoaster.com/coasters/history/timeline.shtml (Don't have exact date)
Roller Coaster Event -
The New York stock market crashed
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Period: to
1930's
1930 Decade -
Grand National opens in Blackpool Pleasure Beach, the second roller coaster in the world with a mobius track.
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http://www.ultimaterollercoaster.com/coasters/history/timeline.shtml (Don't have exact date)
Rolelr Coaster -
World War 2 Begins
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Period: to
1940's
1940 Decade -
Crystal Beach Comet opens. In 1994 the Comet was relocated to The Great Escape in Lake George, NY where it operates today.
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http://www.ultimaterollercoaster.com/coasters/history/timeline.shtml (Don't know exact year)
Roller Coaster Event -
Indonesia Gains Independence From The Neatherlands
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Period: to
1950's
1950 Decade -
Japanise Peace Treaty Signed In San Fransico
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Walt Disney opens his first theme park, Disneyland.
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http://www.ultimaterollercoaster.com/coasters/history/timeline.shtml (Don't know exact name)
Roller Coaster Event -
Period: to
1960's
1960 Decade -
China Began, Cultural Revolution
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Anton Schwarzkopf opens his first "Jet Star" roller coaster at Prater Park in Vienna, Austria.
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http://www.ultimaterollercoaster.com/coasters/history/timeline.shtml (don't have exact date)
Roller Coaster Event -
Period: to
1970's
1970 Decade -
Vietnam War Ended
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The world's longest roller coaster The Beast (7,400 feet) opens at Kings Island in Cincinnati, Ohio. Today, The Beast is still the world's longest wooden roller coaster.
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http://www.ultimaterollercoaster.com/coasters/history/timeline.shtml (Don't knoe exact date)
Roller Coaster -
Period: to
1980's
1980 Decade -
The world's first stand-up roller coaster opens in Japan.
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http://www.ultimaterollercoaster.com/coasters/history/timeline.shtml (don't know exact date)
Roller Coaster Event -
U.S Troops Invade Panama
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Period: to
1990's
1990 Decade -
Lithuania Declares Independence From The Soviet Union
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Comet opens at The Great Escape in Lake George, NY.
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http://www.ultimaterollercoaster.com/coasters/history/timeline.shtml (Don't know specific date)
Roller Coaster Event -
Period: to
2000's
2000 Decade -
Vild-Svinet opens at BonBon Land in Demark and is the first roller coaster to feature an inverted drop at a 97-degree angle.
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http://www.ultimaterollercoaster.com/coasters/history/timeline.shtml (Don't know exact date)
Roller Coaster Event -
Iran Offered Incentives to Give Up Nuclear Activities
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Period: to
2010 To The Present
2010 To The Present -
Osama bin Laden Killed
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Epcot celabrates their 30'th anaversary
