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Thanksgiving Day Parade

WELL BESIDES STUFFING YOUR FACE ON THANKSGIVING, PLENTY OF PEOPLE IN AMERICA LIKE TO FLIP ON THE TV TO SEE THE MACY’S THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE. THE PARADE BEGAN IN 1924 AND OVER 250,000 PEOPLE FLOCKED TO THE PARADE ROUTE IN NEW YORK CITY TO WATCH THAT FIRST CELEBRATION.

IN 1927, THE GIANT BALLOONS THAT THE PARADE IS KNOWN FOR WERE ADDED. THIS YEAR’S HUGE BALLOONS ARE ALREADY BEING PREPPED TO GO. REENA ROY HAS MORE.

[NJ: MACY'S TESTS BALLOONS FOR THANKSGIVING PARADE]

RICK: THANKS REENA. THE PARADE IS AIRED ON NBC BEGINNING AT 9 A.M. THANKSGIVING DAY.


Find Out More


Interactive Website: Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Official Site | Lots to see & do. Be sure to take the 360° tour of the parade through the decades

Interactive Website: National Geographic, Saints & Strangers | Could you service in the new Plimoth colony?

Interactive Website: Plimoth Plantation Thanksgiving Interactive: You are the Historian | Be a detective learning about the first