December 31, 1907 marked the first Times Square ball drop in - TopicsExpress



          

December 31, 1907 marked the first Times Square ball drop in history, when a 700-pound, 5-feet-in-diameter ball made of iron and wood and covered with 100 25-watt light bulbs made its ways down in time to ring in January 1st. A ball has been dropping every year since, except for during World War II when the tradition was suspended to conserve energy. Todays ball is covered in 2,688 crystals, is lit by 32,000 LED lights, weighs 11,875 pounds and is 12 feet in diameter.
Posted on: Wed, 31 Dec 2014 12:55:38 +0000

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