A little reason to celebrate
National Roller Coaster Day
Fun ยท August 16
A day for roller coasters: the climb, the drop, the screaming, and the wooden and steel rides that make amusement parks feel like amusement parks.
National days on August 16, 2027
Also on August 16
On this day
- 1777: American Revolutionary War: The Americans led by General John Stark rout British and Brunswick troops under Friedrich Baum at the Battle of Bennington in Walloomsac, New York. American Revolutionary War
- 1812: War of 1812: American General William Hull surrenders Fort Detroit without a fight to the British Army. War of 1812
- 1954: The first issue of Sports Illustrated is published. Sports Illustrated
- 1960: Joseph Kittinger parachutes from a balloon over New Mexico, United States, at 102,800 feet (31,300 m), setting three records that held until 2012: High-altitude jump, free fall, and highest speed by a human without an aircraft. Joseph Kittinger
- 2020: The August Complex fire in California burns more than one million acres of land. August Complex fire
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