UPDATE: Two hours after announcing that Lem Barney had died, the Pro Football Hall of Fame sent out the following email: “Based on conflicting information regarding the reported passing of Lem Barney, ...

NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty; Evy Mages/NY Daily News Archive via Getty; Visions of America LLC/Corbis via Getty Sonic the Hedgehog; The Cat in the Hat; Raggedy Ann The Macy's Thanksgiving ...

The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade began in 1924, but the first balloon didn't debut until 1927 In 1927, the first balloon, Felix the Cat, was released into the sky after the parade and promptly ...

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