Thousands to Take Part in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
Hundreds of clowns, marching bands, elaborate floats and giant balloon characters hovering overhead have kicked off the winter holidays in New York City almost every year since 1924, when Macy’s Department Store held its first Thanksgiving Day parade. It has been canceled only twice, during World War II, when rubber and helium were needed for the war effort. Over the years, the parade has become a multimillion-dollar, Hollywood-scale production, with dozens of employees working out of ...