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Time ball on New York Times Building
From: Paul Hirose
Date: 2023 Jul 15, 13:51 -0700
From: Paul Hirose
Date: 2023 Jul 15, 13:51 -0700
While reading about the history of the New York Times Building, I came across a Times article on the time ball: "For 1907, The Times came up with the ball drop... And it dropped at a different time than we are accustomed to. It started its descent at midnight. For us, the ball drop is a countdown, not a starter’s pistol." https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/30/nyregion/times-square-ball-drop-midnight.html -- Paul Hirose sofajpl.com
