The first Times Square ball drop was a rousing, if messy, success. Crowds “began pouring” out of the subway station the night of December 31, the Times wrote, reporting, perhaps with ...

Over 1 million people from around the world are expected to attend the annual ball drop celebration in New York City's Times Square. The tradition has been held annually since December 31 ...

Lightbulbs, a new technology at the time, were used to create a lighted time ball. It would drop over Times Square for the first time on New Year's Eve 1907. That first ball was six feet in ...

The Times Square Ball Drop is a renowned New Year’s Eve event marking the transition from 2024 to 2025. This century-old tradition features a dazzling crystal ball, live performances ...

Final preps underway for New Year's Eve ball drop in Times Square Roughly 1 million people will pack themselves into Times Square on New Year's Eve, and officials want to ensure they have a fun ...

They would drop their ball at noon, exactly. The Times Square ball first dropped on January 1, 1908. However, in another American difference, the stroke of midnight is when the ball reaches the ...

Times Square's biggest tourist draw is the annual New Year's Eve ball drop. Revelers crowd the area to see New York's famous Waterford crystal ball descend 77 feet from a pole on the One Times ...