Watching a huge ball descend down a pole in Times Square has been a beloved New Year's Eve tradition for over a century. Here's how the spectacle started and what's changed over the years.

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The New Year’s Eve ball dropped in soggy Times Square, where thousands of revelers stuck it out in heavy rain to celebrate ...

Fox News is ringing in the new year with live updates on celebrations across the globe. Major cities wrapped up their ...

We face a year of hard work, sweet and sorrowful, with an ever-growing task before us,” but are “resolved that we will do our ...

The crystal-covered ball that descends down a pole in Times Square to ring in the new year was taken for a test run Monday, ...

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced on Monday that it settled a lawsuit with Katz’s ...

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Clemens Bilan, EFE 80 years since the end of World War II Countries around the world ... and celebratory events including balls, festivals and theatrical performances are taking place across ...