Macy’s is a U.S. chain of department stores. The Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade has been a tradition of Thankgiving since 1924. It started out as a way for the employees of Macy’s to say thank you to New York. Macy’s started using balloons in their parade in 1927 and it has been tradition since. Here are the balloons they used from 1927 to 1968.
In 1945 the parade returned and took the route that it still follows to the present day. IN addition, it was the first year the parade was actually televised! Now more people across the country could see the Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade! By the 1950s the televised parade had really hooked America and become a Thanksgiving Day tradition. Also, celebrities started making appearances in the parade.
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