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Dec 28, 2022 · The celebration will begin shortly before 6 p.m. Around that time, the ball will be placed atop the pole at One Times Square. The ball drop, which will take 60 seconds, will begin at 11:59...
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Dec 26, 2023 · At exactly 11:59 pm EST, the ball will make its 60-second descent down the flagpole to signal the start of the new year. Revelers begin to gather in the afternoon on New Year's Eve, as entrance...
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- 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.
Apr 10, 2024 · When does the ball drop? The celebration started around 6 p.m. when the ball was raised to the top of the flagpole atop One Times Square. Then, at exactly 11:59 p.m., it will make its...
Dec 30, 2022 · The celebration itself starts shortly before 6 p.m., which is when the Times Square New Year's Eve ball will be raised to the top of the pole at One Times Square (Broadway at 43rd Street)....
