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 Times Square Ball drop will air live tonight ABC beginning at 8, and will stream on New Year's Day on Hulu. Tonight will be the 118th time the ball has dropped on New Year’s Day.

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.

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A New Year’s Eve ball has dropped in Times Square for nearly 120 years, with the exception of 1942 and 1943 when nightly “dimouts” occurred during World War II to protect the city from attacks.

In New York City, the organization managing Times Square has tested its famous ball drop and inspected 2025 numerals, lights and thousands of crystals as part of a tradition going back to 1907.

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.

The Times Square ball was once a 5-foot creation of iron and wood. Now, it measures 12 feet in diameter and is lit by more than 30,000 LEDs.

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 ...

NEW YORK -- The ball that will drop in Times Square to usher in 2025 has been unveiled days before its final run. Organizers of the iconic New Year's Eve party in New York City screwed the last ...

A New Year’s Eve ball has dropped in Times Square for nearly 120 years, with the exception of 1942 and 1943 when nightly “dimouts” occurred during World War II to protect the city from attacks.