June 26

According to legend, the Pied Piper of Hamelin abducted many children on this day in 1284. Apart from paedophilia and murder, other theories are that the story may relate to an historical event involving black death, a mass drowning, landslide, or the procurement of young recruits for the crusades. As dire as this children's story may first appear to be, modern parents can rest assured it is not nearly as putrid as "High School Musical".

...1927 was the opening day of the Coney Island Cyclone, the New York rollercoaster that still runs to this day. In 1948, a miner suffering from an inability to speak was cured, when on completing the ride said, "I feel sick".