An estimated 250,000 spectators attended the first parade.

The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade has been an annual event presented by the
retail store chain Macy’s since 1924. It is the second-oldest parade held in the U.S.
on Thanksgiving, along with Detroit’s America’s Thanksgiving Parade.The Macy’s
event has been televised nationally on NBC since 1952.

First strip (10-26-1970)

The comic strip Doonesbury, well known for its social and political commentary, is
written and penciled by Garry Trudeau, then inked and lettered by his assistant
Don Carlton. It debuted as a daily strip in about two dozen newspapers and was
the first strip from Universal Press Syndicate. A Sunday strip began on March 21,
1971  It is currently syndicated in approximately 1,400 newspapers worldwide. 

 
Garretson Beekman "Garry" Trudeau (July 21, 1948)

 
1976

Mark Hamill as  Luke Skywalker in the original Star Wars trilogy

Mark Richard Hamill was born in Oakland, California, and raised in 
Virginia.

Besides his best known portrayal in the Original Star Wars trilogy, Hamill
also did voice acting as The Joker in Batman, the Animated TV series,
from 1992 to 1995 on Fox.

The animated film “Bambi” was produced by Walt Disney, the fifth in the
Disney Animated Classics series. It was released by RKO Radio Pictures
and opened initially at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, NY.