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The first New Years Eve ball was dropped in 1904 after they changed the name of the square to Times Square. When they celebrated that was the first new years eve where they dropped the ball adn the tradition started...perhaps The Times Building opened 12/31/1904, there was a party on the roof with fireworks, but no ball. The ball was first dropped in 1907. The ball was not dropped in 1942 or 1943 because of World War II dimouts of the lights. Instead chimes were rung.

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