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Ticker-tape parade in Chicago in 1969 for the Apollo 11 astronauts. A ticker-tape parade is a parade event held in an urban setting, characterized by large amounts of shredded paper thrown onto the parade route from the surrounding buildings, creating a celebratory flurry of paper.
August 13, 1969: Chicago ticker-tape parade for the crew of Apollo 11. The three Apollo 11 astronauts rode in ticker-tape parades in their honor in New York and Chicago, with an estimated six million attendees. On the same evening in Los Angeles there was an official state dinner to celebrate the flight, attended by members of Congress, 44 ...
English: General MacArthur is greeted by a grateful public in this joyful ticker tape parade. The general is in the second car about to turn off the Michigan Avenue Bridge (renamed Jean Baptiste Point du Sable Bridge in 2010).
The only musician to ever receive a ticker tape parade tribute. June 20 – Theodor Heuss, president of West Germany. June 23 – Carlos P. Garcia, president of the Philippines. August 27 – Rear Admiral Hyman G. Rickover, Commander William Anderson, and the crew of the USS Nautilus. 1959 January 29 – Arturo Frondizi, president of Argentina.
The WNBA's New York Liberty will be celebrated with a ticker-tape parade through Manhattan later this week in honor of the first championship in the team's history, Mayor Eric Adams announced Monday.
There have been over 200 ticker-tape and confetti parades in New York. The most recent to honor a women's sports team came in 2019 when the U.S. soccer team won the World Cup. Two years later, there was a parade to honor essential workers and first responders for their service during the coronavirus pandemic.
Ticker-tape parades in New York City date back to Oct. 28, 1886, when — in a connection of sorts to this year's parade for the Liberty — a spontaneous celebration took place following the ...
New York City will hold a ticker-tape parade Wednesday to shower the U.S. women's national soccer team with praise and paper confetti after their historic World Cup win.