The inaugural New Year's Eve ball drop took place in 1907 It's almost time to ring in the new year! Every Dec. 31, roughly 1 million people gather in New York City to witness the ball — an ...
Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: The New Year's Eve ball drop started over 100 years ago. Based on a 19th-century maritime tradition, "time balls" were once dropped down poles in ...
On the evening of Dec. 31, as in many years past, millions of people around the world will stop what they're doing to watch a 12-foot, 11,875-pound crystal ball slowly descend a New York City ...