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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).
A lot has changed in 95 years since the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade first debuted. We're taking a look back at the tradition's humble beginnings.
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 ...
The Macy's Thanksgiving Parade was first broadcast on the radio in 1932, but it wasn't until 1946 that the parade was shown on television and that was only in local NY markets. In 1947 the parade ...
The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade has taken place annually since 1924, except 1942 through 1944. [4]: 9, 55–57 In 1927, the first balloons, designed by Tony Sarg, debuted to great excitement.
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In celebration, employees organized a Christmas parade in 1924 featuring “floats, bands, animals from the zoo and 10,000 onlookers,” according to a Macy’s history page. It also started way ...
NEW YORK (AP) — The holiday season really kicks off when the massive helium balloons start floating through New York. The Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade — two years away from its 100th birthday — this year will feature 17 giant character balloons, 22 floats, 15 novelty and heritage inflatables, 11 marching bands, 700 clowns, 10 performance groups and more stars than can fit around a table.