Nov 19

How the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Ballooned Into a Cherished Holiday Tradition

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On Friday, Nov. 28, 1924, The New York Times carried an item on page 15 about Santa Claus making an early seasonal appearance: “With a retinue of clowns, freaks, animals and floats, the bewhiskered man in red … arrived at 9 o’clock yesterday morning.” The story, measuring just a few column inches, was a throwaway….

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