Macy's 85th Thanksgiving Day Parade
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The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Times Square in New York stepped off on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011. The parade premiered in 1924, this is its 85th year. A jetpack-wearing monkey and a freakish creation from filmmaker Tim Burton are two of the big new balloons that will make their inaugural appearances in front of millions of people at this year's parade.