8 Decades of Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (Part 1)

Live animals were borrowed from a zoo for the first ever Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in 1924.

Macy's presented Felix the Cat, its first ever giant inflatable balloon, in 1927.

A large outdoor float of Captain Nemo makes its way down the street during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in 1929.

Balloons and floats travel down Broadway in New York City on Nov. 30, 1933.

(1945) A teddy bear balloon passes by a replica of the statue of Liberty.

Nov. 28. 1946 - A giant baseball player floats moves down 7th Avenue.

Nov. 27, 1958 - Some of the Radio City Music Hall's Rockettes as they were performing.

The iconic Popeye balloon floats above people watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade pass through Times Square on Nov. 26, 1959.

Nov. 22, 1962 - Comedian Jimmy Durante rides on a Jumbo the elephant float.

Nov. 27, 1986 - Balloons in the shapes of Olive Oyl and Garfield the Cat work their way down Broadway.

Thanksgiving Day Parade