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The Rockettes line up wearing sparkly coats, top hats, and heels for the 1997 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Herald Square. Gail Mooney-Kelly - Getty Images 1990s
The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is an annual parade in New York City presented by the U.S.-based department store chain Macy's.The Parade first took place in 1924, [2]: 9 tying it for the second-oldest Thanksgiving parade in the United States with America's Thanksgiving Parade in Detroit (with both parades being four years younger than Philadelphia's Thanksgiving Day Parade).
The first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade took place in November 1924. Take a look at photos showing how it's evolved over the last 100 years.
The parade was broadcast on local TV for the first time in 1946 (it also had a record crowd of 2 million people), followed by national coverage in 1947. Getty Images Pomp and circumstance
Thanksgiving Parade may refer to the following annual parades that take place on Thanksgiving Day currently, previously, or originally presented by department stores: 6abc Dunkin' Donuts Thanksgiving Day Parade , a parade held in Philadelphia, started in 1920, originally presented by Gimbels
The company is known for creating the oldest Thanksgiving parade, the Gimbels Thanksgiving Day Parade, originating in 1920 in Philadelphia. Gimbels was also considered the chief rival of Macy's with their feud popularized in American culture. As of 1930, Gimbels had grown to 20 stores, whose sales revenue made it the largest department store ...
The 98th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade coverage is slated from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. EST Thursday, Nov. 28. This year's event will feature 28 clown crews, 26 floats, 16 giant balloons, 11 marching ...
Novant Health Thanksgiving Day Parade This page was last edited on 16 March 2024, at 05:30 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...