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VIDEO: The evolution of the New Year’s Eve ball drop
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  • December 31, 2021

The evolution of the New Year’s Eve ball drop

From red lights and a green stem in the 1980s to the thousands of Waterford Crystal triangles that dress the geodesic sphere today, the Times Square ball has always been a New Year's Eve staple.

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