The ritual of watching a dazzling ball descend from a pole in Times Square has taken place since the early 20th century, when ...

The Times Square ball was once a 5-foot creation of iron and wood. Now, it measures 12 feet in diameter and is lit by more ...

Time balls date back to the early 19th century, when they signaled the time to passing sailors. Now they’re part of the pomp ...

The dropping of the ball in Times Square to ring in the New Year is an annual tradition watched all over the world. But did you know that the Times Square ball did not drop two years in its history?

Although rain is forecast tonight for Times Square, where New York City’s globally celebrated New Year’s Eve ball drop annually takes place, the program should be terrific, and history also ...

It's going down for New Year's Eve 2025! TAG24 learned how a ball drop in Times Square came to be synonymous with ringing in ...

The first Times Square ball dropped in 1907.Universal History Archive/Contributor/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Palmer was inspired by a 19th-century maritime method of timekeeping ...

Since crowds first began gathering in Times Square to commemorate New Year’s Eve over a century ago, it has been a ritual to flock to midtown’s brightly lit chaos to ring in new beginnings.

here's a look back at how the tradition started and the Times Square ball's 117-year history. Before the Times Square ball was invented, people would gather downtown at Trinity Church to hear the ...

Since crowds first began gathering in Times Square to commemorate New Year’s Eve over a century ago, it has been a ritual to flock to midtown’s brightly lit chaos to ring in new beginnings.