Yesterday marked the 100th year since the first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
If you want to know the whole history of how this NYC -- and now American -- tradition started, listen to this great episode of the Bowery Boys.
Also, did you know that back in the 19th century -- before the parade -- there used to be a Thanksgiving tradition called Ragamuffin Day? Apparently it involved people dressing like homeless people and knocking on people's doors asking for treats -- something that morphed into Halloween in the 20th century.
And here are some Mr NYC-exclusive photos of the parade taken at an exclusive vantage point:
And you can watch the whole thing here:
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