First New Year's Eve Ball Drop

Date: December 31, 1907 • Location: East Village, United States

New York City held its first annual ball drop event in Times Square as part of New Year's Eve celebrations.

The Times Square Ball is a time ball located in New York City's Times Square. Located on the roof of One Times Square, the ball is a prominent part of a New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square commonly referred to as the ball drop, where the ball descends down a specially designed flagpole, beginning at 11:59:00 p.m. ET, and resting at 12:00:00 a.m. to signal the start of the new year.