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Take a look behind the scenes of the biggest party of the year.

Dick Clark helps Americans ring in the new year. Photo: Toni_V/Flickr Dick Clark became famous as the host of American Bandstand, a music and dance show that aired nationally from 1957 to 1989. But most of us know the entertainer best as the host ...

The New Year's Eve Ball in Times Square. Photo: berk2804/Flickr The Times Square ball drop on New Year's Eve dates back to December 31, 1907 when a 700-pound wood and iron ball festooned with one hundred 25-watt light bulbs was lowered from a ...

The New Year's Eve ball first dropped in Times Square in 1907. Photo: berk2804/Flickr What is with the ball drop on New Year's Eve? Is there some sort of ancient tradition we can credit with our desire to slowly lower a large sphere as we usher ...