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Although it established Israel's military dominance over neighboring Arab states, the Six Day War also gave rise to an increasing militancy among Palestinian guerrillas determined to find new battlefields.
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.
Coney Island had a slow evolution in the late 1800s, followed by a sudden flourish between 1895 and 1905. Indeed, so dramatic was the explosion that it is tempting to think of Coney Island as a time rather than a place. But why did it blossom when it did, and why was its most colossal phase so short-lived?
