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  1. 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...

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  2. The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is an annual parade in New York City presented by the U.S.-based department store chain Macy's. 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 ...

  3. Nov 20, 2023 · In 1948, The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was nationally broadcasted for the first time on CBS. That was over 20 years after its inception, though it makes sense when you realize cable wasn't even invented until earlier that year.

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  4. 20 hours ago · Katrina Gulliver. On Thanksgiving in 1924, a parade set out from 145th Street in New York, and proceeded down the Upper West Side, all the way from Harlem to Midtown. This was the first-ever Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. The New York Times of November 28 described the event: “Santa Claus chose Thanksgiving Day this year to come to town.”.

  5. Nov 21, 2023 · CNN — As far as holiday traditions go, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is about as essential to the cozy November holiday as turkey and stuffing. While it’s had some interruptions and mishaps...

  6. 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.

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  8. Nov 4, 2024 · Originally known as the Macy’s Christmas Parade, Thanksgiving Day, November 27, 1924 was the beginning of an annual tradition. In an effort to boost holiday sales and highlight Macy’s new store, employees organized the parade and animals from the Central Park Zoo were featured. 1

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