Photos show how the Times Square ball has evolved over its 117-year history

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The Times Square Ball prepped atop One Times Square in December 1999.
The ball was redesigned for the year 2000.

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Sweden’s Government-Issued Pamphlet for Surviving War Has a Long History

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A man holds the new version of the preparedness booklet

45 groundbreaking women who changed the world of television

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Lily Gladstone poses at the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards in September 2024.
Lily Gladstone and Kali Reis became the first Indigenous women to be nominated for acting Primetime Emmys.

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Museums or Crime Scenes: The Contentious History of World’s Most Famous Artifacts

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A center and a Lapith struggling in a scene from the Elgin marbles.

Elon Musk’s Robot Tricks Were Used on Soviets in the 1950s, Too

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The robot floor cleaner of the future, photographed for the July 21, 1959 issue of Look magazine, which was actually controlled remotely by a man in the next room.

Researchers Claim Bones in Spanish Church Belong to Christopher Columbus

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The tomb of Christopher Columbus in Seville.

Star Wars‘ New History Book Treats It as Exactly That

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Star Wars Rise And Fall Of The Galactic Empire Cover

Digital-twin technology could be an archaeologist's most powerful tool

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Illustration of a split image showing Pompeii in ruins on one side, contrasted with a digital recreation gradually taking shape on the other

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What Americans Knew About Climate Change in the 1960s Will Shock You

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Vintage photos show what it was like to stay at the first Olympic Village 100 years ago

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Athletes sit in chairs outside a wooden hut at the Olympic Village in Paris in 1924.
Athletes relaxed at the first Olympic Village.

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