What Does The New York Ball Drop Have To Do With Ship Captains?
The first ball drops were designed for ship captains, not New Year’s Eve.
Whether at home on the couch or among the crowds in Times Square, watching the New Year’s Eve ball drop symbolizes a fresh start. But as the ball descends to mark another year gone by, it also harkens back to an era when knowing the exact time was much more difficult. Before the...
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