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| The Night a City Learned to Count Down (1907) | | On December 31, 1907, a glowing ball descended from the flagpole atop One Times Square, marking midnight and the arrival of the new year. The moment was simple, visual, and electric — and it quietly invented a ritual that would spread far beyond New York City. | The ball drop was introduced after fireworks were banned in Times Square. Newspaper publisher Adolph Ochs needed a replacement spectacle, and electricity — still a symbol of modernity — provided the answer. What began as an improvised solution became an annual signal, synchronizing a city's breath at the edge of a new year. | | | Related Time Capsules | | | Thanks for reading, | The TTC Team | P.S. Email is like hunting buried treasure sometimes. So, please check your junk or promotions folder if this newsletter ever goes missing… and move it to your primary inbox. Feel free to forward Today's Time Capsule to another history fan. |
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