Revelers celebrate the new year on Jan. 1, 1942, in Times Square. Its New Year's Eve ball drop attracts millions of viewers — at home and in the streets of New York City — every year.

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 ports at noon.

The ball drop draws on a maritime tradition An estimated 350,000 revelers gathered to welcome the new year in New York’s Times Square on Jan. 1, 1958. (AP/AP) Ochs asked the Times‘ chief electrician, ...

Where and when to watch the New Year's Eve ball drop on TV " Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve With Ryan Seacrest " will air on ABC at 8 p.m. Dec. 31, and can also be watched via ABC Live and ...

Such is the history of the American tradition of watching something slowly drop and come to rest at 12 a.m. Jan. 1 to mark the start of a new year. The granddaddy of all New Year's Eve drops is ...

The Times Square New Year's Eve Ball is a 12-foot geodesic sphere covered in Waterford Crystal triangles and illuminated by LED lights. The ball drop tradition began in 1907 and has evolved over ...

The New Year’s Eve Ball Drop in Times Square is a Manhattan ritual that an estimated billion people watch world-wide. Its success hangs on John Trowbridge, who manages the sphere’s tech systems.

This year, there are several events broadcasting a ball drop, or a music note if you're in Nashville, for New Year's Eve in different time zones. This will include celebrations in New York, Los ...

Whether you're having a casual movie night in or popping champagne and confetti, no New Year's Eve celebration is complete without watching the ball drop over Times Square at midnight. It's been ...

Believe it or not, the New Year's Eve ball drop is more than a century old. The first New Year's Eve ball – made of iron and wood and decorated with 25-watt light bulbs – made its premiere ...

The New Year's Eve ball drop in Times Square has been a tradition since 1907. Each year, those in person and at home celebrate the New Year by watching the popular event.