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  1. Jan 1, 2002 · New York City Prepares For Massive Times Square New Year's Eve Celebration. Browse Getty Images' premium collection of high-quality, authentic Nyc Time Square Ball Drop stock photos, royalty-free images, and pictures.

  2. Jan 1, 2023 · Revelers wait in the rain at Times Square for the midnight ball drop for the New Year's Eve celebration on December 31, 2022 in New York City.

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    • CBS News New York
    • Mallory Moench
    • The concept began with sailing. Starting in the 1800s, balls dropped from poles were used to signify the time to sailors out at sea. The first was installed in Portsmouth, England, followed by another ball in Greenwich, the namesake of Greenwich Mean Time, and that timekeeping ball is still dropped every day.
    • The Times Square tradition started because of a fireworks ban. The New York Times started the modern-day tradition of dropping a ball on a pole to mark the beginning of the new year, the official Times Square website said.
    • The tradition took a two-year break. The ball went out of commission for two years, in 1942 and 1943, during World War II, Times Square’s website said. Crowds still gathered for a minute of silence followed by chimes ringing from trucks parked at the Times Tower.
    • The ball weighs more than a car. The modern day ball stretches 12 ft. (three and a half meters) in diameter and weighs 11,875 lbs (5,386 kg). That’s between two to three times as much as the average weight of a car in the U.S. in 2022, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.
  3. Dec 31, 2020 · The time ball atop the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, England. Oli Scarff/Getty Images. Time balls have been used to show the passing of time since long before the first New Year's Eve...

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