The ball was a no -show on New Year's Eve 1942 and 1943
Over the years, the Times Square ball has gone through several transformations. However, none of them appeared in either 1942 or 1943. World War II was in full swing, and the army was concerned that the Big Apple's extravagant light shows would make it easy for German submarines to spot American ships in New York Harbor. So Lady Liberty's torch was turned off, the Brooklyn Dodgers stopped playing night games, and the Times Square ball drop was put on hold for two years.
Related Facts
On the day of Dussehra, Goddess Chamundeshwari is worshipped in Mysore
Did you know that Genghis Khan loathed cats and feared dogs?
Picky eaters have the potential to be "supertasters."
Did you Know? Green Yellow and Red Capsicums are not the same vegetable.
Did you Know? Fair-trade coffee improves quality.
Stuart Sutcliffe was the name of the fifth Beatle.
Did you Know? World War I was a production war.
Even the Pith Is Beneficial
The latin name for the Sea Lamprey is 'Stone Licker'
The Circus Maximum in Rome is still the largest sports stadium ever constructed.
Curtains and blinds from the past
The city has a well-developed mechanism for dealing with typhoons.
It is untrue that vitamin D supplements cause people to lose weight.
The orientation leaflets are arranged in one or two pinnae pairs in a bipinnate compound. Each pinna also contains 10 to 26 leaflets.
The practice of biting your fingernails has a formal medical name.
Certain bacteria and drugs can cause ulcers
Sponge are the most basic marine organisms, typically found in the water!
It is a prosperous but not expensive country.
Most Hong Kong apartment structures lack the fourth story!
Disney had a hidden apartment where Walt Disney lived.
Did you Know? 95% of textile can be recycled.
People are divided on whether Santa dwells in the North Pole or in Finland.
There Are Over 200 Different Stingray Species.
Budapest has the most thermal water springs of any capital city in the world.
There exists a hybrid game of chess and boxing that is known as Chess Boxing.