livelymorgue:Nov. 26, 1981: A crowd estimated to comprise “several million” braved tempe
livelymorgue:Nov. 26, 1981: A crowd estimated to comprise “several million” braved temperatures in the 30s to watch the likes of Kermit the Frog and Superman pass overhead during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Some characters weren’t so obvious, according to The Times. “As Smokey the Bear floated past the Christmas tree in front of Macy’s,” reported Sheila Rule, “4-year-old Verrinia Amatulle looked up at her father, Angelo and said: ‘I’ve never seen a monkey like that before.’ ”” Photo: Fred R. Conrad/The New York Times -- source link