1997 Event Belgian amusement park riders were stuck upside down for 90 minutes 1989 Event California Quake amusement ride opens at Universal Studios 1973 Event Flash fire kills 51 at amusement park, Isle of Man, UK 1961 Event Chuck Berry's amusement park, Berryland in St. Louis, opens 1898 Event 1st amusement pier opens in Atlantic City, New Jersey
