The countdown to 2025 begins. With less than a week remaining to the new year, rapper Pitbull helped unveil Times Square's iconic New Year's Eve ball on Friday. The Waterford Crystal ball is a ...

In the US, a popular way to celebrate New Year's Eve is to watch the ball drop in Times Square. The tradition started in 1907, when the ball was made of iron and wood. After multiple redesigns ...

The Times Square ball drop has been a fixture of New Year's Eve since 1907, when the original wood and iron orb made its maiden journey. It remains a beloved tradition over a century and half a ...

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A New Year’s Eve ball was first dropped in Times Square in 1907. Built by a young immigrant metalworker named Jacob Starr, the 700-pound (318-kilogram), 5-foot (1.52-meter) diameter ball was ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The crystal-covered ball that descends down a pole in Times Square to ring in the new year was taken for a test run Monday, as New York City officials laid out their plans for ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The last of the crystal triangles that make up this year's Times Square New Year's Eve ball were installed on Friday morning, marking the first time in 10 years that all 2,688 ...

In the US, a popular way to celebrate New Year's Eve is to watch the ball drop in Times Square. The tradition started in 1907, when the ball was made of iron and wood. After multiple redesigns, ...

A New Year’s Eve ball has dropped in Times Square for nearly 120 years, with the exception of 1942 and 1943 when nightly “dimouts” occurred during World War II to protect the city from ...