This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding reliable references. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (December 2007) The Times Square Ball on display before New Year's Eve, beginning the 2008 year. Each year on New Year’s Eve celebration in Times Square to watch the Ball drop, and an estimated 1 billion watch video of the event, 100 million of them in the United States.[1] Contents 1 History 2 Crowd control 3 Television 4 Other ball drops 5 References 6 External

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