Remembering the Barney Balloon Disaster That Ruined the 1997 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
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Remembering the Barney Balloon Disaster That Ruined the 1997 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Every year, as millions of people tune in to watch the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, the memory of one of the annual Thanksgiving event’s biggest catastrophes rears its head in many viewers’ minds. Of course, this catastrophe is none other than the destruction of several 1997 parade floats, including one of beloved children’s ...
Nov 29, 2019
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