{"id":2526311,"date":"2025-12-29T16:42:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T21:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/look-for-times-square-crystal-ball-to-do-something-different-this-year-as-usas-250th-birthday-approaches\/"},"modified":"2025-12-29T16:46:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T21:46:20","slug":"look-for-times-square-crystal-ball-to-do-something-different-this-year-as-usas-250th-birthday-approaches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/look-for-times-square-crystal-ball-to-do-something-different-this-year-as-usas-250th-birthday-approaches\/","title":{"rendered":"Look for Times Square Crystal Ball To Do Something Different This Year As USA&#8217;s 250th Birthday Approaches"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flook-for-times-square-crystal-ball-to-do-something-different-this-year-as-usas-250th-birthday-approaches%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2526311&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Times Square crystal ball will still drop at midnight on New Year&#8217;s Eve, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/papa-john-says-pr-company-planted-racism-allegations-after-he-would-not-pay-6m\/\" title=\"\u2018Papa John\u2019 Says PR Company Planted Racism Allegations After He Would Not Pay M\">immediately afterward<\/a> it will rise and illuminate in red, white and blue to kick off celebrations for the United States&#8217; 250th anniversary next July. America250 chair Rosie Rios said the event will include a second wave of confetti, conclude with &#8220;America, the Lovely,&#8221; and feature a &#8220;dynamic pyro finale.&#8221; For the first time, One Times Square plans a second <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chicago-records-largest-number-of-january-homicides-in-four-years\/\" title=\"Chicago Records Largest Number Of January Homicides In Four Years\">ball drop<\/a> outside New Year&#8217;s on July 3-4 as part of the semiquincentennial observance; America250 is partnering with One Times Square and the Times Square Alliance. The article notes the ball-dropping tradition began in 1907 and that last year&#8217;s Constellation Ball measures about 12 feet and weighs nearly 12,000 pounds. America250 will also sponsor a January 1 float in Pasadena called &#8220;Soaring Onward together for 250 Years,&#8221; and the federal effort (including the White House&#8217;s Freedom 250 initiative) plans additional events such as a &#8220;Great American State Fair&#8221; on the National Mall from June 25 to July 10.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Times Square crystal ball will not only drop on New Year&rsquo;s Eve at midnight, but in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/usa-today-worries-about-anonymous-juries-following-chauvin-verdict\/\" title=\"USA Today Worries About Anonymous Juries Following Chauvin Verdict\">early moments<\/a> on Thursday, it will rise again, sparkling in red, white, and blue in preparation for the United States&rsquo; upcoming 250th birthday celebration in July.<\/p>\n<p>America250 Chair Rosie Rios, who oversees the bipartisan commission created by Congress to celebrate America&rsquo;s semiquincentennial anniversary, told the Associated Press, &ldquo;The ball is going to glow red, white, and blue right after the countdown.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For the first time ever, there will be a second wave of confetti. It will all end with &lsquo;America, the Beautiful.&rsquo; It&rsquo;s going to be&hellip; very patriotic and very exciting, and really a reminder of what&rsquo;s to come for 2026,&rdquo; she added.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/12\/26\/us-news\/times-square-to-hold-second-ball-drop-in-july-to-mark-americas-250th-birthday\/?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_social_handle_id=17469289&amp;utm_social_post_id=634169090&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=nypost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a> reported &ldquo;America, the Beautiful&rdquo; will be set to a &ldquo;dynamic pyro finale.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Rios went on to note that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-times-square-billboards-go-dark-explode-worship-jesus-celebrating-birthday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Times Square<\/a> crystal ball will drop again on July 4th.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For the first time in the almost 120 years of the Times Square Ball drop, we are doing one together outside of New Year&rsquo;s Eve on July 3, ringing in July 4 in the same beautiful style that Times Square knows how to do it. Again, a global countdown, ringing in July 4th specifically as a way to celebrate the 250th,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">After the crystal ball drops on New Year&rsquo;s Eve in New York City, it will rise again, sparkling in red, white and blue to usher in 2026 and kick off months of celebrations for the nation&rsquo;s upcoming 250th birthday. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/psoBYwVa0G\">pic.twitter.com\/psoBYwVa0G<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Associated Press (@AP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AP\/status\/2005228482339729657?\">December 28, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Associated Press <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7ny.com\/post\/times-square-feature-patriotic-ball-drop-new-years-eve-kicking-off-uss-250th-birthday\/18319312\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>, &ldquo;A New Year&rsquo;s Eve ball was first dropped in Times Square in 1907. Built by a young immigrant metalworker named Jacob Starr, the 700-pound (318-kilogram), 5-foot- (1.5-meter-) diameter ball was made of iron and wood and featured 100 25-watt light bulbs. Last year, the Constellation Ball, the ninth and largest version, was unveiled. It measured about 12 feet (3.7 meters) in diameter and weighs nearly 12,000 pounds (5,400 kilograms).&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the patriotic ball drop in Times Square on New Year&rsquo;s Eve, America250 will sponsor a float themed &ldquo;Soaring Onward Together for 250 Years&rdquo; on Jan. 1 in Pasadena, California.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We want to ring in this new year from sea to shining sea. What better way to think about it than going from New York to California,&rdquo; Rios said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Times Square to hold second ball drop in July to mark America&rsquo;s 250th birthday <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IeDYNyf8Yd\">https:\/\/t.co\/IeDYNyf8Yd<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KzD06TD0mT\">pic.twitter.com\/KzD06TD0mT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; New York Post (@nypost) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nypost\/status\/2004545799913361714?\">December 26, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The New York Post said America250 is partnering with One Times Square and the Times Square Alliance to stage the second ball drop in July.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;One Times Square has long been a place where the world comes together to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >celebrate pivotal moments &#038;mdash<\/a>; from the end of World War II to the moon landing,&rdquo; Michael Phillips, president of Jamestown L.P., which owns and operates One Times Square, said of the special ball drop.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/videos-melania-enters-navy-birthday-like-supermodel-top-gun-outfit-trump-enters-top-gun-theme-epic-flyover\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> noted that his administration is working with America250 to celebrate the anniversary of the nation&rsquo;s founding with its own Freedom 250 initiative.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">America turns 250 &#127482;&#127480;&#127482;&#127480;<\/p>\n<p>President Donald J. Trump on Freedom 250 and the 2026 celebration that honors our nation like never before. WATCH: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aSaPqQ0U7m\">pic.twitter.com\/aSaPqQ0U7m<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The White House (@WhiteHouse) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhiteHouse\/status\/2001635004074373225?\">December 18, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Already we&rsquo;ve had big celebrations to commemorate the 250th birthdays of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-military-parade-celebrate-armys-250th-anniversary-will-held-trumps-birthday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Army<\/a>, the Navy, and the United States Marines, but there is much, much more to come,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Trump noted that the Washington Monument in D.C. will be lit up with &ldquo;festive birthday lights&rdquo; on New Year&rsquo;s Eve to celebrate the start of the 250th anniversary year.<\/p>\n<p>The president said that D.C. will be hosting the &ldquo;Great American State Fair&rdquo; on the National Mall from June 25 to July 10, featuring pavilions from all 50 states, as well as other events throughout the year.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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