Every Thanksgiving, millions tune in for the balloons, the floats, and the spectacle; but do you know the real story behind the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade? This episode unpacks its remarkable journey: a parade created to promote the “World’s Largest Store,” shaped by immigrant ambition, saved after wartime cancellations, transformed by television, and spread across the continent as a model for holiday celebration. Let's have a Parade!
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