MIDTOWN, Manhattan (WABC) -- The iconic Times Square New Year's Eve Ball is officially retiring. The ball will drop one last time on Wednesday, January 15 at 3 p.m. at One Times Square.

The ball drop is a tradition that has stood the test of time. The first one dates back to 1907 after the New York Times sought a way to bring in the new year without using fireworks. Young ...

If you watch the New Year’s festivities from New York ... Then, at 1300, an hour later, you’d drop the ball. Everyone could set their clock to coincide with the ball drop.

In 1920, the original was swapped out for a new 400-pound ball made solely of wrought iron. It was dropped every year for three and a half decades, excluding 1942 and 1943, when there was a ...

The iconic Times Square New Year's Eve Ball is officially retiring. The ball will drop one last time on Wednesday, January 15 at 3 p.m. at One Times Square. The annual ritual marking the New Year ...

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On Wednesday, Jan. 15, crowds formed in Times Square to witness the ball’s final 139-foot drop, not to mark a new year but to make room for a new iteration. Download the SAN app today to stay ...