Wheeled skates likely originated as a prop on a London stage in 1743, according to a Wikipedia article. The article says the first “roller skate” was introduced in 1760 by Belgian inventor ...

Photo by Junyao Yang. Linda English picked up a new pair of roller skates on her 50th birthday, the first time since she dabbled in skating during the craze in the ’70s. She is now 64, and still ...

She joined the Hellgate Rollergirls, a local roller derby league ... “And boom, Skate Club Missoula was born,” Neal said. The first skating event was in November and 10 people showed up.