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Ultimate Guide to the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

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  • Brick, Michael. "Training for Balloon Handlers at Parade Is Said to Be Light." The New York Times. Nov. 23, 2005.
  • Chabria, Anita. "Actvism - PETA's Softer Sell Was Not a 'Turkey.'" PR Week. Jan. 7, 2002.
  • Chan, Sewell. "A Weather Eye on the Balloons and Wind." The New York Times. Nov. 23, 2006. (Nov. 10, 2020) http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/23/nyregion/23parade.html
  • Chan, Sewell. "Don't Look Up, Chicken Little. The Wind May Ground You." The New York Times. Nov. 24, 2004 (Nov. 10, 2020) https://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/24/nyregion/dont-look-up-chicken-little-the-wind-may-ground-you.html
  • Chan, Sewell. "Given a Reprieve, Giant Balloons Fly Low Over a Soggy Macy's Parade." The New York Times. Nov. 24, 2006 (Nov. 10, 2020) https://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/24/nyregion/given-a-reprieve-giant-balloons-fly-low-over-a-soggy-macys-parade.html
  • Chan, Sewell. "Macy's Parade Gets Tighter Weather Control Than Ever." The New York Times. Nov. 23, 2006 (Nov. 10, 2020) https://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/23/nyregion/23parade.html
  • Choi, Charles. "Macy's Thanksgiving Parade-It's Science." United Press International. Nov. 26, 2003 (Nov. 10, 2020) https://www.upi.com/Science_News/2003/11/26/Macys-Thanksgiving-parade-its-science/40001069875600/?ur3=1
  • Dillon, Sam. "Balloons, Floats, Band And (Rip!) Lots of Wind." The New York Times. Nov. 26, 1993 (Nov. 10, 2020) https://www.nytimes.com/1993/11/26/nyregion/balloons-floats-bands-and-rip-lots-of-wind.html
  • Feldman, David. "Imponderables - The Solution to Mysteries of Everyday Life." 1987. William Morrow and Co.
  • Fiely, Dennis. "This Tater's No Tot; Urbana Student to Help Guide Mr. Potato Head in Macy's Parade." The Columbus Dispatch. Nov. 14, 2006 (Nov. 10, 2020) https://www.pressreader.com/usa/the-columbus-dispatch/20061114/282033322697901
  • Gordon, Greg. "New York's extensive war on terrorism rivals national effort." McClatchy Newspapers. Dec. 6, 2006. http://www.mcclatchydc.com/staff/greg_gordon/story/15150.html
  • Grippo, Robert M., Hoskins, Christopher. "Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (Images of America)." 2004. Arcadia Publishing.
  • Jones, Joyce. "Behind the Macy Thanksgiving Parade." The New York Times. Nov. 13, 1994 (Nov. 10, 2020) https://www.nytimes.com/1994/11/13/nyregion/behind-the-macy-thanksgiving-parade.html
  • McDonough, Anne. "March Madness; An Insider's Guide to Seeing New York's Thanksgiving Extravaganza-the Right Way." The Washington Post. Nov. 8, 2006 (Nov. 10, 2020) https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/2006/11/08/march-madness-span-classbankheadan-insiders-guide-to-seeing-new-yorks-thanksgiving-extravaganza-the-right-wayspan/b8d06faf-c748-4e04-b711-6a6f1e8019f1/
  • McFadden, Robert D. "Above, Familiar Characters; Below, Their Cheering Fans." The New York Times. Nov. 28, 2003. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9503E2DD153AF93BA15752C1A9659C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all
  • Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Press Kit. 2006. http://www.macys.com/catalog/syndicated/remote/remotesyndication.ognc?Brand=PRESSRELEASE
  • Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Press Kit. 2007. http://www.macys.com/catalog/syndicated/remote/remotesyndication.ognc?Brand=PRESSRELEASE
  • Martin, Douglas. "A Day to Give Thanks for Balloons: A 'Balloonatic' Makes Air Sculptures for Macy's Parade. Nov. 24, 1994.
  • Martin, Douglas. "No Lightweight Duty for Macy's Helpers; Rigorous Drills and New Rules for Balloon Crews After '97 Accident." Nov. 3, 1998.
  • Mindlin, Alex. "The Man in Blue, Two Stories Tall." The New York Times. Dec. 24, 2006 (Nov. 10, 2020) https://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/24/nyregion/thecity/24skyw.html
  • Polgreen, Lydia. "As His Relatives Roast, Tom Turkey Shivers At the Front of a Parade." The New York Times. Nov. 29, 2002 (Nov. 10, 2020) https://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/29/nyregion/as-his-relatives-roast-tom-turkey-shivers-at-the-front-of-a-parade.html
  • Sims, Calvin. "New York City Rethinks Parade." The New York Times. April 12, 1992 (Nov. 10, 2020) https://www.nytimes.com/1992/04/12/weekinreview/the-region-new-york-city-rethinks-parades.html
  • Wolf, Buck. "Balloonatics Prepare for Thanksgiving Parade." ABCNews.com. Nov. 23, 2004 (Nov. 10, 2020) http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/WolfFiles/story?id=291499