What we now know as Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade began as Macy's Christmas Parade on Thanksgiving day, November 27, 1924.
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Izzy was first in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in 1993.
Felix the Cat was first in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in 1927.
Felix the Cat was the first balloon in the 1927 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Yes, the 1966 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was televised.
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It was first called Macy's Christmas Parade because it signified the beginning of the Christmas shopping season.
There were no balloons in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in 1924. The first balloon was added in 1927. That balloon was Felix the Cat.
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was created in 1948.
Garfield was first introduced into the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in 1984. A second version was later introduced in 2003.
Originally known as Macy's Christmas Parade (it officially launched the Christmas shopping season) the first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade took place in New York City on November 27, 1924, and featured Macy's employees and animals from the Central Park zoo.