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FIRST MACY PARADE WAS IN 1924

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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.

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A PARADE FOR LUCKY LINDY ON THIS DAY IN 1927

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Charles A. Lindbergh (center) was honored with a ticker-tape parade
down 5th Avenue in New York City following his historic solo flight to
Paris May 20-21.   

 


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EVERYBODY LOVES A ROSE PARADE!

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                              The Portland Rose Parade since 1890

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ROSE FESTIVAL TIME AGAIN !

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                                                                                                                           From the Cedar chest blog

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ANNUAL HOLIDAY TRADITION SINCE 1924

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From the New York Herald Tribune, November 27, 1924

FIRST BALLOON
The first balloon in 1927 was modeled after the character Felix the Cat

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Mickey Mouse made his grand debut in the Macy’s Santa Claus Parade
(now Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade) in 1934.

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Santa 86th Annual Macy Thanksgiving

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