Ticker-tape parades began on a whim. There was a parade taking place in New York City on October 28, 1886, to honor the dedication of the Statue of Liberty.

A ticker-tape parade for the Liberty will cap a banner year for the WNBA, which has seen a big boost in TV viewership as rookie Caitlin Clarke stoked massive interest in the league. 5.

The Liberty are taking Manhattan. A much-anticipated ticker-tape parade for WNBA champions the New York Liberty will flood the Canyon of Heroes Thursday, said Mayor Eric Adams.. Adams said in a ...

New York Liberty team members celebrate their first WNBA Championship win with a ticker tape parade on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024, in New York City. Fans of the basketball team lined up along ...

The last group of athletes that celebrated a major win with a ticker-tape parade in New York City was the U.S. women's national soccer team in 2019, but the confetti-filled party down the "Canyon ...

We’re about to enjoy what’s sure to be an epic ticker-tape parade fêting the New York Liberty following their first-ever WNBA championship, an overtime conquest that made all sorts of history.

Amid ticker tape and American flags, Apollo 11 astronauts wave to welcoming New Yorkers during their 1969 parade. The spacemen, from left, are Michael Collins, Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong.

Into the 1960s, ticker-tape parades began to be viewed as disruptive and routine, so after Mayor John Lindsay took office in 1966, they were only reserved for special occasions.

W hen the U.S. women’s soccer team is honored on Friday with a ticker-tape parade in New York City, to celebrate their World Cup victory, it will be the first such parade in more than three ...

Health Care workers walk during the "Hometown Heroes" ticker tape parade on July 7, 2021, in New York City. Healthcare workers, first responders and essential workers are honored in Manhattan's ...

A-hed; How to Throw a Ticker-Tape Parade for Women’s Soccer When No One Uses Ticker Tape New York City is relying on shredded recycled paper for Wednesday’s celebration for the World Cup winners ...