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The 17th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was held on November 21, 1940 in New York City, and was shown to viewers live on some local NBC radio stations and early television systems that same day.

Parade Lineup[]

NOTE: Bold indicates a new Parade unit and * means a retired unit.

Balloons[]

Floats[]

Specialty Units[]

Toy Floats[]

Guest Stars[]

Trivia[]

  • 1940 was the only time the Parade was held on November 21. Congress passed a law in 1942 that officially named the fourth Thursday of November as Thanksgiving, and as such every Parade from thereon was held between November 22 and November 28.

See also[]

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