Times Square New Year's Eve Ball Drop Through the Years
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Russ Brown, superintendent of Times Square, left, checks his watch before hoisting the Times Square ball in 1980, and New York City Mayor Ed Koch, right, gives a "thumbs up" as he flips a switch to test the Big Apple Ball on New Year's Eve in 1980. The tradition of the ball was established in 1907.
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Workmen test lights on the New Year's Eve Ball the day before its descent in 1988.
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An electrician checks the lights on the ball that will drop in New York's Times Square on New Year's Eve in 1991.
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A workman replaces a bulb on the ball above Times Square ahead of New Year's Eve in 1994.
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An electrician checks the connections on the New Year's Eve ball before it's hoisted in Time's Square in 1995.
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Workers prepare the 180 halogen lamps and 144 Xenon glitter strobes on the 500 pound Times Square New Year ball in 1997.
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Sang Lang, the 17-year-old Chinese gymnast who was paralyzed during the Goodwill Games, helps New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani press the button to bring down the Times Square ball in 1999.
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A worker screws in one of the 168 light bulbs in the Times Square New Year's Eve ball in 1999.
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A worker holds one of the 72 Waterford Crystal triangles installed on the New Years Eve ball in 2000.
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New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell pose before the ball drops in Times Square in 2004.
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The Times Square New Year's Eve ball before its debut in 2007.
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Hillary Clinton reacts to the crowd before starting the New Year's ball drop in New York in 2008.
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New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg counts down the moments until 2009 in Times Square.
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The Times Square New Years Eve ball is tested the day before New Year's Eve in New York City in 2010.
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Lady Gaga appears on stage to start the ball drop in Times Square during the New Year's Eve celebration in New York to ring in 2011.
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The 2013 New Year's Eve ball sits during construction prior to its unveiling. The newest ball has 288 Waterford Crystals.
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