the first new years eve ball dropped on 1907.
the first new years eve ball dropped on 1907.
when did the first new years eve ball drop?
1907
formerly known as longacre square, times square was renamed in 1904 after "the new york times" moved its headquarters to the then newly erected times building – now one times square – the site of the annual new year's eve ball drop which began on december 31, 1907, and continues today, attracting over a million visitors to times square every year.
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bullet::::- "countdown to 20##" (title changes each year to correspond with the coming year) is an annual tradition held on new year's eve. the multi-part broadcast covers, most notably, official coverage of the "buffalo ball drop" (formerly the "97 rock ball drop"), billed as the second-largest new year's eve ball drop in the united states (behind only the more famous times square ball); the event has historically been televised in synchronized split screen alongside the national "new year's rockin' eve" broadcast and has been carried by the station since 1988. also covered by the broadcast are local first night celebrations.
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