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The History Source on Instagram: "A look back to New Year’s Eve, 60 years ago going into 1966. By then the Times Square ball drop had become a huge annual tradition as it remains today. The Times Square ball drop is one of the world’s most enduring New Year’s traditions. First introduced in 1907, the glowing sphere was created to mark the arrival of the new year after fireworks were banned in New York City. What began as a simple iron-and-wood ball lowered from a flagpole has evolved over the de