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Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade through the years

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  • Smokey the Bear makes his way through Manhattan during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on Nov. 28, 1974. Smokey the Bear made his parade debut in 1966.
    Photo Credit: Newsday / Bill Senft
  • A dragon and Smokey the Bear pass through Columbus Circle in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on Nov. 28, 1974. Smokey the Bear first appeared in the parade in 1966.
    Photo Credit: Newsday / Bill Senft
  • Bullwinkle trails Kermit the Frog along Broadway in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on Nov. 24, 1977. The first version of Bullwinkle - without Rocky - was introduced in 1961, and Kermit made his debut in 1977.
    Photo Credit: Newsday / Stan Wolfson
  • Raggedy Ann waves to the crowd during her Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade debut on Nov. 22, 1984.
    Photo Credit: Newsday / Ari Mintz
  • Betty Boop follows behind Snoopy in the 1985 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
    Photo Credit: Newsday / Jim Cummins
  • Bullwinkle and a turkey float march through Manhattan during the 1983 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
    Photo Credit: Newsday / Dan Goodrich
  • Spiderman flies down Broadway during his debut in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on Nov. 26, 1987.
    Photo Credit: Newsday / Ken Sawchuk
  • Garfield and Big Bird float down Central Park West in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on Nov. 24, 1988. This was the first year Big Bird appeared in the parade. Garfield debuted in 1984.
    Photo Credit: Newsday / Ari Mintz
  • A partially deflated Woody Woodpecker marches down Broadway in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on Nov. 25, 1993. Woody Woodpecker first appeared in the parade in 1982.
    Photo Credit: Newsday / Audrey C. Tiernan
  • Participants pass by at the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on Nov. 27, 2008.
    Photo Credit: Getty/Yana Paskova

Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is a New York tradition unlike any other. Take a look back at some past parades.

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