The first Times Square ball was just 5 feet in diameter. See how it's evolved over the last 118 years.

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Rita Ora and Ryan Seacrest at the Times Square Ball on December 30, 2025 in New York City.

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25 photos show what life looked like for Americans 150 years ago

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Men sitting in Central Park in the mid-1870s.
The US in the mid-1870s was experiencing a great transformation as emerging industries ushered in the Gilded Age.

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Every Nobel Peace Prize winner in history

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Ana Corina Sosa, the daughter of this year's honoree, María Corina Machado, accepted on her mother's behalf.

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A 600-year-old British estate, which has been visited by royalty, is on sale for $4.7 million. Take a look.

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Maunsel House is on sale for the first time in centuries.

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Photos show White House Christmas decorations through the years

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President John F. Kennedy and first lady Jacqueline Kennedy stand by a White House Christmas tree in 1962.
President John F. Kennedy and first lady Jacqueline Kennedy in 1962.

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Before Air Force One, US presidents traveled aboard a luxury train car. Look inside the 'White House on wheels.'

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The Ferdinand Magellan was in presidential use from 1943 to 1954.

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A Cold War nuclear bunker is buried deep inside a Colorado mountain. See inside the Cheyenne Mountain Complex.

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COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - MAY 11: At the entrance to the Cheyenne Mountain Complex headquarters for NORAD a military shuttle bus exits the mountain May 11, 2004 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Constructed during the Cold War period in 1958, NORAD (North American Aerospace Command) was responsible for external air, missile and space defense.

Vintage photos show what life was like in America's small towns a century ago

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Hermosa, South Dakota, 1927.
Hermosa, South Dakota, 1927.

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Photos show what it was like to eat at McDonald's in the 1980s

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A young employee holding a tray of McDonald's food on May 9, 1986.
A young employee holding a tray of McDonald's food on May 9, 1986.

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The 57 best one-hit wonders of all time

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Sir Mix-a-Lot.

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