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On New Year's Eve, many localities in the United States and elsewhere mark the beginning of a new year through the raising or lowering of an object.Many of these events are patterned on festivities that have been held at New York City's Times Square since 1908, where a large crystal ball is lowered down a pole atop One Times Square (beginning its descent at 11:59:00 p.m. Eastern Time, and ...
In 2017, the Winter Classic was the second of two outdoor games to be held over the New Year's weekend, with the NHL Centennial Classic being held in Toronto on January 1 and the Winter Classic following on January 2. The St. Louis Blues defeated the Chicago Blackhawks by the score of 4–1, scoring 3 goals in the third period.
Beginning with the 1974 edition, the program moved to ABC and Clark assumed hosting duties; [2] [17] [21] billed as Chicago's New Year's Rockin' Eve 1975 and seen as part of ABC's Wide World of Entertainment late-night block, the first ABC edition was headlined by the rock band Chicago, with guests The Beach Boys, The Doobie Brothers, Herbie ...
The Brief. Tonight: Mostly cloudy with mild lows around 35°F and a chance of drizzle. New Year's Eve: 50% chance of rain, highs in the upper 30s. New Year's Day and beyond: Cold weather with ...
The Yankees opened their new Yankee Stadium on April 3, 2009, when they hosted an exhibition game against the Chicago Cubs. The new stadium hosted its first regular season game on April 16, when the team played against the Cleveland Indians [1] [2] and their first playoff game against the Minnesota Twins in the ALDS on October 7, 2009. The ...
New Year's Eve Live with Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen is an annual New Year's Eve television special broadcast by CNN and CNN International.It primarily focuses on coverage of the "ball drop" event held at New York City's Times Square, while also featuring coverage of festivities in other areas of the U.S. and around the world.
2009 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2009th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 9th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 10th and last year of the 2000s decade.
Harry Gale Nye Jr. (February 12, 1908 – September 11, 1987) was a Chicago-born American industrialist, entrepreneur, and world champion sailor. He graduated from the Berkshire School and joined the class of 1933 at Yale University where he was a member of the Society of Book and Snake .