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.

Though the ball drop tradition at Times Square began in 1907, New Year’s Eve celebrations at the iconic venue were first held in 1904. Seven versions of the ball have been designed over the years.

The ball will be stored and exhibited, along with the other retired Times Square New Year's balls, in One Times Square where it can be visited in the fall of 2025 through the new Times Travel ...

A New Year's Eve ball was first dropped in Times Square in 1907. Built by a young immigrant metalworker named Jacob Starr, the 700-pound, 5-foot diameter ball was made of iron and wood and ...

The Times Square ball drop festivities start at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 31. The Times Square Ball itself is located on the roof of One Times Square. If you are driving, Google Maps suggests ...

He was to photograph the New Year's Eve ball drop in Times Square, an annual rite that is typically witnessed by a million people jammed into the Crossroads of the World. But not in 2020, as it ...

The Waterford crystal ball that will drop in New York's Times Square to usher in 2013 is previewed on Monday, Dec. 17, 2012. The ball will be seen by millions again this New Year's Eve.

Final touches on Times Square New Year's Eve ball before 2025 01:57. NEW YORK-- The ball that will drop in Times Square to usher in 2025 has been unveiled days before its final run.

NEW YORK (AP) — The last of the crystal triangles that make up this year’s Times Square New Year’s Eve ball were installed on Friday morning, marking the first time in 10 years that all ...

The Times Square Ball Drop will feature "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2025," which includes several A-list musicians. "Performers include Alanis Morissette, ...

The Times Square Ball Drop celebration will kick off shortly before 6 p.m. on Dec. 31 and the New Year's Eve Ball will be raised to the top of the pole at One Times Square.