Ticker-tape parade
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Ticker-tape parade
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1886 The first ticker-tape parade takes place in New York City when office workers spontaneously throw ticker tape into the streets as the Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
1927 Aviator Charles Lindbergh receives a ticker-tape parade down 5th Avenue in New York City.
1969 The ''Apollo 11'' astronauts are released from a three-week quarantine to enjoy a ticker-tape parade in New York. That evening, at a state dinner in Los Angeles, they are awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by U.S. President Richard Nixon.