In the early 20th century, one woman challenged professional comics, clowns, and performers to try and make her laugh. None ...

The masterminds behind Coney Island's Luna Park ... his honeymoon with his bride Mary O'Donnell. After seeing the Ferris Wheel there, Tilyou resolved to buy it, but it had already been earmarked ...

The explorer Henry Hudson, commanding the "Half-Moon," puts in at Coney Island before continuing into what is now called New York Harbor. According to tradition, his right-hand man, John Coleman ...