A New Year's Eve ball was first dropped in Times Square in 1907. Built by a young immigrant metalworker named Jacob Starr, ...

It's the largest crystal ball in the world ... It would drop over Times Square for the first time on New Year's Eve 1907. That first ball was six feet in diameter, made of iron and wood, weighed ...

Times Square's biggest tourist draw is the annual New Year's Eve ball drop. Revelers crowd the area to see New York's famous Waterford crystal ball descend 77 feet from a pole on the One Times ...

Waterford artisan Tom Brennan joins Lunch Break and discusses the 2016 Times Square New Year's Eve ball, featuring 2,688 Waterford crystal panels. Photo: Getty Canada’s Trudeau Blames Trump for ...

Arguably, today's most famous New Year's Eve ball drop is the 12-foot, 11,875-pound geodesic sphere that falls in New York City's Times Square, but there are dozens of rival celebrations coast to ...

This Waterford crystal ball will still come down at midnight ... Credit: Getty Images A person wearing a mask and a 'Happy New Year' hat visits Times Square on Dec. 30, 2020.

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The New Year’s Eve bash in Times Square will take place as planned this year — but with fewer attendees who must wear face masks and maintain social distancing in addition to being fully ...