One of the biggest traditions for New Year's Eve is celebrating by watching the ball drop, counting down the end of 2024 and celebrating the start of the new year. This year, there are several ...

As the clock strikes midnight in New York City, millions will watch the iconic ball drop in person from Times Square or at ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: The New Year's Eve ball drop started over 100 years ago. Based on a 19th-century maritime tradition, "time balls" were once dropped down poles in ...

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 ...

The idea that time is an illusion is an old one, predating any Times Square ball drop or champagne celebrations ... And either way, I can still wish people a Happy New Year in good conscience.