The first Thanksgiving day parade was in 1920 and was sponsored by
Gimbels Department Store in Philadelphia, Pa.

The inaugural Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, originally known
as the Macy’s Christmas parade, was in 1924. Both professional
entertainers and store employees marched in the parade. The
huge helium balloons were  added in 1927. The parade was
cancelled from 1942 to 1944 due to World War ll. Floats
were used for the first time in 1969.

                A  balloon in the  parade of 1929.

The first Mickey Mouse balloon was introduced in the 1934
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Stanley Livingston, best known for playing Richard “Chip” Douglas,
the number three son of Steve Douglas (Fred MacMurry) on the
ABC TV series MY THREE SONS. The series ran from 1960 to
1965, then moved to CBS until the final episode in 1972. Stanley
is now a producer and director in Los Angeles.

“BILLY THE KID”, was born Henry McCarty on this date in
1859. Many states claim to be the birth place of the kid,
including New Mexico and New York City. Not much
is know about his origin. He was a 19th century
frontier outlaw who died in 1881 and was buried
in Fort Sumner’s Old Military Cemetery in New
Mexico. The tombstone has been stolen and
recovered three times since it was erected in
the 1940’s. As a result, the gravesite has since
been enclosed in a steel cage.

Billy the Kid’s grave site and tombstone. His alias
William H. Bonney is used on the stone. He was
buried along with his “Pals”, fallen companions
Tom O’Folliard and Charlie Bowdre..