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A Century of Screams: The History of the Roller Coaster. The roller coaster has its origins in St. Petersburg, Russia, as a simple slide that took thrillseekers down an icy ramp past a variety of colored lanterns. Catherine the Great gave this custom a boost when she fitted her imperial sleigh with wheels for summer use.
exists and is an alternate of . The first officially documented inline skate actually appeared in London in 1760. The first known inventor of an inline roller skate was John Joseph Merlin. John Merlin was born September 17, 1735 in Huys, Belgium.