A brief history of the Times Square New Year's Eve ball drop
The ritual of watching a dazzling ball descend from a pole in Times Square has taken place since the early 20th century, when electricity use was so new it seemed like magic.
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The ritual of watching a dazzling ball descend from a pole in Times Square has taken place since the early 20th century, when electricity use was so new it seemed like magic.
The Times Square ball first dropped in 1904.
The ritual of watching a dazzling ball descend from a pole in Times Square has taken place since the early 20th century, when electricity use was so new it seemed like magic.
As has been the case for over a century, a geodesic sphere will descend at 11:59 pm on December 31 to ring in the New Year. Here’s the ball's history.
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