Photos: On this day – November 27, 1924 – The first Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is held.

Posted Nov 27, 2012

On this day – November 27, 1924 – In New York City, the first Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is held.

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A large outdoor float of Captain Nemo makes its way down the street during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade in New York City on Nov. 28, 1929. (AP Photo)
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Macy's annual Thanksgiving Day Parade passes down Broadway in New york, Nov. 27, 1930. Many comical and grotesque designs and floats are to be seen in this parade. (AP Photo)
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This is a photo of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on Broadway in New York City on Nov. 30, 1933. (AP Photo)
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This is a photo of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on Broadway in New York City on Nov. 30, 1933. (AP Photo)
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This is a photo of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on Broadway in New York City on Nov. 30, 1933. (AP Photo)
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This is a scene from the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade along Broadway in New York City on Nov. 30, 1933. (AP Photo)
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A helium inflated Superman rises over the Times Square crowd to lead the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in 1940. (AP Photo/ho)
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This was the scene at Times Square in New York during the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Parade, Nov. 23, 1945. It's the first parade since the festivities were suspended with the war in 1941. Here, the Teddy Bear passes a reproduction of the Statue of Liberty. (AP Photo)
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A giant baseball player float moves down 7th Avenue during the Macy' Thanksgiving Day Parade on Nov. 28, 1946. (AP Photo/John Rooney)
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A huge balloon in the form of comic fireman floats over Broadway during the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York, Nov. 25, 1948. Thousands jammed the streets to watch .(AP Photo/John Rooney)
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A giant turkey float squeezes between buildings as the 31st annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade moves down Broadway near 37th Street in New York, Nov. 28, 1957.(AP Photo/John Lindsay)
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Some of the Radio City Music Hall’s Rockettes as they were performing in the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade in New York on Nov. 27, 1958. Some of the police-estimated 1,250,000 that watched the parade keep an eye on the dancers as they approach 34th Street and Broadway, near the end of the march. (AP Photo/John Lindsay)
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Helium-filled Popeye balloon figure floats above some of the 1,300,000 persons watching the 33rd Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade pass through Times Square, New York, November 26, 1959. (AP Photo)
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Comedian Jimmy Durante rides on a Jumbo the elephant float during the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City on Nov. 22, 1962. (AP Photo)
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Miss America Vanessa Williams, joins two members of the 1983 McDonald?s All-American High School Band in New York, Nov. 22, 1983, where they are preparing for their appearance in the Macy?s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Leslie Crowley, second from left, and Jeff Hanson, right, both from Utah, are among the 104 high school musicians selected annually to participate in the band. (AP Photo)
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Donald Duck carves the traditional turkey while Mickey Mouse looks on as they prepare to partake of a Thanksgiving dinner at the Ritz-Carlton in Boston on Thursday, Nov. 22, 1984. The Walt Disney characters flew into Boston from New York after participating in the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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Bugs Bunny, who will make his debut in the upcoming Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, is hoisted in New York's Central Park, Saturday, Nov. 11, 1989. (AP Photo/Sergio Florez)
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The new Humpty Dumpty balloon, followed by a redesigned Olive Oyl holding Swee' Pea, floats down Broadway in the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade in New York City, Thursday, Nov. 27, 1986. (AP Photo/Ron Frehm)
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The redesigned balloon of Olive Oyl, holding Swee' Pea, floats behind a group of clowns as they march down Broadway in the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City, Thursday, Nov. 27, 1986. (AP Photo)
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Betty Boop collapses on Broadway near 49th Street as handlers work to raise the deflated helium balloon during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City, Thursday, Nov. 27, 1986. Betty Boop, the last balloon in the parade, could not finish the parade. (AP Photo/Ron Frehm)
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Garfield the Cat floats above a marching band on Broadway in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade in New York City, Thursday, Nov. 27, 1986. The Choctawhatchee High School band "The Style Marchers" of Fort Walton Beach, Fla., march behind Garfield in the parade. (AP Photo/Ron Frehm)
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Handlers of Sesame Street's Big Bird get the balloon in position for the start of the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City, Thursday, Nov. 24, 1988. Big Bird is a new addition. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
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The Pink Panther, a new addition to the cast of balloon characters in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, floats above Broadway in New York City, Thursday, Nov. 24, 1988. (AP Photo/Chuck Wenzelberg)
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Garfield the Cat floats above the Winter Garden Theater, the home of the musical "Cats," as the balloon makes its way down the Great White Way in New York City in the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Thursday, Nov. 24, 1988. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
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Garfield the Cat, with Snuggle the Bear behind, floats down Broadway in the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City, Thursday, Nov. 23, 1989. (AP Photo/Ron Frehm)
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Woody Woodpecker makes his way down Broadway in the 64th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade in New York City, Thursday, Nov. 23, 1989. (AP Photo/Ron Frehm)
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Ronald McDonald cruises over spectators on Broadway during the 63rd annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City, Thursday, Nov. 24, 1989. An estimated 1.8 million people attended the parade in the cold weather. (AP Photo/Tim Clary)
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Kermit the Frog floats down Broadway in the 64th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City, Thursday, Nov. 22, 1990. (AP Photo/Ron Frehm)
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Bart Simpson makes his debut on his skateboard in the 64th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade down Broadway in New York City, Thursday, Nov. 22, 1990. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
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Spider Man makes his way down Central Park West in Manhattan at the start of the 65th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday morning, Nov. 28, 1991. Following are the Macy's Clipper float and the Happy Dragon, the oldest Macy's balloon capable of flight at 31 years old. (AP Photo/Mark D. Phillips)
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Kermit the Frog droops after a puncture in his head lets out the oxygen-helium mixture in the balloon during the 65th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City, Thursday, Nov. 28, 1991. (AP Photo/Mark D. Phillips)
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Goofy, the Disney cartoon character, makes his debut in the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade along Broadway at West 35th Street in New York City, Thursday, Nov. 26, 1992. Behind Goofy is Bugs Bunny. The Marshfield, Wis., senior high school marching band leads the way. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
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Goofy, the Disney cartoon character, makes his debut in the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade down Broadway in New York City, Thursday, Nov. 26, 1992. Goofy is followed by Humpty Dumpty, Bugs Bunny and the Pink Panther. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
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The Bart Simpson helium balloon makes a turn on his skateboard from Broadway onto 34th Street at the end of the rain drenched 66th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade in New York City, Thursday, Nov. 27, 1992. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
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Spectators brave the elements as floats and balloons make their way through New York's Times Square during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade along Broadway, Thursday, Nov. 27, 1992. A 66-foot long tail trails behind the Pink Panther balloon. (AP Photo/Richard Harbus)
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It’s not Thanksgiving in July. Star-shaped balloons and Garfield the cat hanging out over 6,196 tap dancers on 34th street give the look of the annual Thanksgiving Day parade to the 15th annual Tap-O-Mania event in New York on Sunday, August 22, 1993. Since 1989, the sponsor, Macy’s, has held the record for the world’s largest assembly of tap dancers to perform a single choreographed routine in unison Sunday’s goal was to beat last year’s 6,008. (AP Photo/Malcolm Clarke)
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Izzy, the mascot for the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, makes his debut down New York's Broadway during the annual Thanksgiving Day parade, Nov. 25, 1993. (AP Photo)
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Rex displays a droopy face after the helium-oxygen filled balloon popped during the 67th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade down Broadway at 53rd Street in New York City, Thursday, Nov. 25, 1993. The 85-foot balloon, the longest in the parade, is one of several which burst in the blustery winds and freezing temperatures. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
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The Statue of Liberty float travels down Broadway into Times Square during the 67th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade in New York City, Thursday, Nov. 25, 1993. In the background is Smokey the Bear. (AP Photo/Paul Hurschmann)
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Workers inflate the giant dog balloon Beethoven in Manhattan's Upper West Side the night before the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 1994. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)