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2. Times Square Ball - Wikipedia

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   The Times Square Ball is a time ball located in New York City's Times Square.Located on the roof of One Times Square, the ball is a prominent part of a New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square commonly referred to as the ball drop, where the ball descends down a specially designed flagpole, beginning at 11:59:00 p.m. ET, and resting at midnight to signal the start of the new year.

3. How to watch the Times Square ball drop for free—and ... - AOL

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   Here’s how to live stream the 2023 New Year’s Eve countdown and ball drop for free. What TV channels will air the ball drop in Times Square on New Year’s Eve?

4. Time ball - Wikipedia

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   Royal Observatory, Greenwich, London. Installed in 1833, a time ball sits atop the Octagon Room. A time ball or timeball is a time-signalling device. It consists of a large, painted wooden or metal ball that is dropped at a predetermined time, principally to enable navigators aboard ships offshore to verify the setting of their marine chronometers.

5. A brief history of the Times Square New Year’s Eve ball drop

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   The ritual of watching a dazzling ball descend from a pole in Times Square has taken place since the early 20th century, when electricity use was so new it seemed like magic.

6. List of objects dropped on New Year's Eve - Wikipedia

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   On New Year's Eve, many localities in the United States and elsewhere mark the beginning of a new year through the raising or lowering of an object.Many of these events are patterned on festivities that have been held at New York City's Times Square since 1908, where a large crystal ball is lowered down a pole atop One Times Square (beginning its descent at 11:59:00 p.m. local time, and ...

7. Here's how you can stream (and celebrate) the New Year ... - AOL

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   Times Square New Year's Eve 2024 Webcast. This commercial-free live webcast will stream hours of events leading up to the famous 11:59 p.m. ball drop. Co-hosted by "Mean Girls" star Jonathan ...

8. Metronome (public artwork) - Wikipedia

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   Metronome is a large public art installation located along the south end of Union Square in New York City. The work was commissioned by the Related Companies, developers of One Union Square South, with the participation of the Public Art Fund and the Municipal Art Society. The $4.2 million provided by the developer makes it one of the largest ...

9. The many ways to watch Times Square's NYE ball drop ... - AOL

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   An estimated 350,000 revelers gather to welcome the new year in New York's Times Square, Jan. 1, 1958. Today's contemporary ball weighs a whopping 11,875 pounds and is adorned with 2,688 crystal ...