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Nov 26, 2014 · At 9 a.m. on the sunlit morning of November 27, 1924, Macy’s gave the children of New York a particularly special Thanksgiving treat as a police escort led the start of the parade from the...
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The Parade first took place in 1924, [2]: 9 tying it for the second-oldest Thanksgiving parade in the United States with America's Thanksgiving Parade in Detroit (with both parades being four years younger than Philadelphia's Thanksgiving Day Parade).
Nov 24, 2021 · In 1924, Macy's held its first parade but instead of focusing on Thanksgiving it was called Macy's Christmas Parade. The parade was held just by store employees and the hope was the...
Nov 17, 2023 · The first department store to host a Thanksgiving Day parade was Gimbels, a now-defunct Philadelphia-based chain that launched its own parade in the City of Brotherly Love in 1920.
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Nov 21, 2023 · The parade concluded with Santa Claus and the unveiling of the store’s Christmas windows. Three years later, the Christmas Parade was renamed the Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Nov 15, 2023 · For instance, would you be surprised to hear that the first Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade wasn’t even a Thanksgiving parade? Though it did debut on November 27th, 1924, at 9 AM, officially it was a Christmas parade.
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6 days ago · The first Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, held November 27, 1924, was called “Macy’s Christmas Parade” and aimed at ginning up demand for Christmas shopping.
