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What Is the Biggest Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloon Ever?
Photo: Joe Sohm/Visions of America/Universal Images Group via Getty Images The first-ever Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade balloon was Felix the Cat, which made its debut 97 years ago in 1927.
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When Was the First Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade—And What Was the First Float?
A Felix the Cat balloon, followed by Terrible Turk and Willie Red Bird balloons are led down Broadway during the annual ...
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Felix the Cat Balloon Returns to Macy's Thanksgiving Parade
Felix the Cat, the first-ever character balloon in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, returns to help celebrate on the parade's 90th anniversary. Photo: Getty Images, Video: Carly Marsh/The ...
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Physics KS3 / GCSE: Why was a balloon so important to Felix Baumgartner's Space jump?
Narrator:Felix Baumgartner's mission depends entirely on one of the least heralded but most remarkable pieces of equipment a balloon. Narrator:It's the oldest flying machine of them all.