Eight ball drops in Times Square will commemorate America's 250th birthday . Each drop will signify when midnight strikes in each time zone. The ball drop is not a public event, as opposed to the ball ...

Times Square's iconic ball drop may be a New Year's Eve tradition, but some occasions, like America's 250th, call for a second drop. The centerpiece of the annual Times Square New Year's Eve ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Crowds have gathered in Times Square to ring in America's 250th birthday with its famed ball drop. For the first time, the ...

TIMES SQUARE, Manhattan -- The iconic Times Square Ball is dropping on a day other than New Year's Eve for the first time in its history. The special series of ball drops on Friday and Saturday is ...