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America's Thanksgiving Parade, the Glossary

America's Thanksgiving Parade (officially America's Thanksgiving Parade presented by Gardner-White through 2035) is an annual American parade held in downtown Detroit, Michigan each Thanksgiving Day from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EST.^[1]

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1924 establishments in Michigan
Annual events in Michigan
Festivals established in 1924
Recurring events established in 1924
Television in Detroit
Thanksgiving parades
Tourist attractions in Detroit

American Broadcasting Company

The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network that serves as the flagship property of the Disney Entertainment division of the Walt Disney Company.

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Andrew Stevens

Andrew Stevens (born Herman Andrew Stephens; June 10, 1955) is an American executive, film producer, director and actor.

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Bob Keeshan

Robert James Keeshan (June 27, 1927 – January 23, 2004) was an American television producer and actor.

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Campus Martius Park

Campus Martius Park is a re-established park in Downtown Detroit, Michigan. America's Thanksgiving Parade and Campus Martius Park are culture of Detroit.

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Captain Kangaroo

Captain Kangaroo is an American children's television series that aired weekday mornings on the American television network CBS for 29 years, from 1955 to 1984, making it the longest-running nationally broadcast children's television program of its day.

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CBS

CBS Broadcasting Inc., commonly shortened to CBS (an abbreviation of its original name, Columbia Broadcasting System), is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the CBS Entertainment Group division of Paramount Global and is one of the company's three flagship subsidiaries, along with namesake Paramount Pictures and MTV.

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Christmas and holiday season

The Christmas season or the festive season; also known as the holiday season or the holidays, is an annual period generally spanning from late November to early January.

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Comerica Park

Comerica Park is a baseball stadium located in Downtown Detroit.

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COVID-19 pandemic in Michigan

The first confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the U.S. state of Michigan were discovered on March 10, 2020, one day before the outbreak of the disease was officially declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization.

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Culture of Detroit

The culture of Detroit, Michigan, has influenced American and global culture through its commercial enterprises and various forms of popular music throughout the 20th and 21st century.

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Detroit

Detroit is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan.

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Detroit Historical Museum

The Detroit Historical Museum is located at 5401 Woodward Avenue in the city's Cultural Center Historic District in Midtown Detroit.

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Detroit Institute of Arts

The Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) is a museum institution located in Midtown Detroit, Michigan. America's Thanksgiving Parade and Detroit Institute of Arts are Tourist attractions in Detroit.

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Detroit Public Library

The Detroit Public Library is the second largest library system in the U.S. state of Michigan by volumes held (after the University of Michigan Library) and the 12th-largest public library system in the United States.

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Detroit Red Wings

The Detroit Red Wings (colloquially referred to as the Wings) are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit. America's Thanksgiving Parade and Detroit Red Wings are culture of Detroit.

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Dotdash Meredith

Dotdash Meredith (formerly The Mining Company, About.com and Dotdash) is an American digital media company based in New York City.

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Esther Rolle

Esther Elizabeth Rolle (November 8, 1920 – November 17, 1998) was an American actress.

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Fox Theatre (Detroit)

The Fox Theatre is a performing arts center located at 2211 Woodward Avenue in Downtown Detroit, Michigan, near the Grand Circus Park Historic District. America's Thanksgiving Parade and Fox Theatre (Detroit) are culture of Detroit.

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Freedom of the City

The Freedom of the City (or Borough in some parts of the UK) is an honour bestowed by a municipality upon a valued member of the community, or upon a visiting celebrity or dignitary.

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Grand Circus Park Historic District

The Grand Circus Park Historic District contains the Grand Circus Park in Downtown Detroit, Michigan that connects the theatre district with its financial district. America's Thanksgiving Parade and Grand Circus Park Historic District are culture of Detroit.

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Hudson's

The J. L. Hudson Company (commonly known simply as Hudson's) was an upscale retail department store chain based in Detroit, Michigan. America's Thanksgiving Parade and Hudson's are culture of Detroit.

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Interstate 75 in Michigan

Interstate 75 (I-75) is a part of the Interstate Highway System that runs north–south from Miami, Florida, to Sault Ste. Marie in the Upper Peninsula of the US state of Michigan.

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Italy

Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern and Western Europe.

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John Amos

John Allen Amos Jr. (born December 27, 1939) is an American actor.

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Kathy Garver

Kathy Garver (born Kathleen Marie Garver; December 13, 1945) is an American actress most remembered for having portrayed the teenaged orphan, Catherine "Cissy" Davis, on the popular 1960s CBS sitcom, Family Affair.

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KPTV

KPTV (channel 12) is a television station in Portland, Oregon, United States, affiliated with the Fox network.

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Lamb Chop (puppet)

Lamb Chop is a sock puppet anthropomorphic sheep created by the puppeteer and ventriloquist Shari Lewis.

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Linda Lavin

Linda Lavin (born October 15, 1937) is an American actress and singer.

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List of Christmas and holiday season parades

The following is a list of holiday parades that occur between Thanksgiving Day (in the U.S.) and early January, coinciding with the Christmas and holiday season.

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List of mayors of Detroit

This is a list of mayors of Detroit, Michigan.

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List of neighborhoods in Detroit

Neighborhoods in Detroit provides a general overview of neighborhoods and historic districts within the city. America's Thanksgiving Parade and List of neighborhoods in Detroit are culture of Detroit.

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M-1 (Michigan highway)

M-1, also known as Woodward Avenue, is a north–south state trunkline highway in the Metro Detroit area of the US state of Michigan. America's Thanksgiving Parade and m-1 (Michigan highway) are culture of Detroit.

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M-3 (Michigan highway)

M-3, known for most of its length as Gratiot Avenue, is a north–south state trunkline highway in the Detroit metropolitan area of the US state of Michigan.

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Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is an annual parade in New York City presented by the U.S.-based department store chain Macy's. America's Thanksgiving Parade and Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade are American annual television specials, Festivals established in 1924, parades in the United States, Recurring events established in 1924 and Thanksgiving parades.

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Michigan

Michigan is a state in the Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest region of the United States.

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NBC

The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the NBC Entertainment division of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast.

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Ned Beatty

Ned Thomas Beatty (July 6, 1937 – June 13, 2021) was an American actor.

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New York (state)

New York, also called New York State, is a state in the Northeastern United States.

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New York City

New York, often called New York City (to distinguish it from New York State) or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States.

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Ontario

Ontario is the southernmost province of Canada.

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Papier-mâché

Mardi Gras papier-mâché masks, Haiti Papier-mâché, frequently written as paper mache, is a composite material consisting of paper pieces or pulp, sometimes reinforced with textiles, and bound with an adhesive, such as glue, starch, or wallpaper paste.

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Parade

A parade is a procession of people, usually organized along a street, often in costume, and often accompanied by marching bands, floats, or sometimes large balloons.

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Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania Dutch), is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States.

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Philadelphia

Philadelphia, colloquially referred to as Philly, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the sixth-most populous city in the nation, with a population of 1,603,797 in the 2020 census.

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PR Newswire

PR Newswire is a distributor of press releases headquartered in Chicago.

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Puppeteer

A puppeteer is a person who manipulates an inanimate object called a puppet to create the illusion that the puppet is alive.

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Santa Claus

Santa Claus (also known as Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle, Santa, or Klaus) is a legendary figure originating in Western Christian culture who is said to bring gifts during the late evening and overnight hours on Christmas Eve.

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Shari Lewis

Shari Lewis (born Phyllis Naomi Hurwitz; January 17, 1933 – August 2, 1998) was a Peabody-winning American ventriloquist, puppeteer, children's entertainer, television show host, dancer, singer, actress, author, and symphony conductor.

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Sock puppet

A sock puppet, sockpuppet, sock-puppet, or sock poppet is a puppet made from a sock or a similar garment.

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Stanley Cup

The Stanley Cup (La Coupe Stanley) is the championship trophy awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL) playoff champion.

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Streaming television

Streaming television is the digital distribution of television content, such as television series and films, streamed over the Internet.

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Thanksgiving (United States)

Thanksgiving is a federal holiday in the United States celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November.

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Toronto

Toronto is the most populous city in Canada and the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario.

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Toronto Santa Claus Parade

The Toronto Santa Claus Parade, also branded as The Original Santa Claus Parade, is a Santa Claus parade held annually in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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U.S. Route 16 in Michigan

US Highway 16 (US 16), also called Grand River Avenue for much of its length in the state, was one of the principal roads prior to the post-World War II construction of freeways in the state of Michigan.

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Ventriloquism

Ventriloquism is an act of stagecraft in which a person (a ventriloquist) speaks in such a way that it looks like their voice is coming from a different location, usually through a puppet known as a "dummy".

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Viareggio

Viareggio is a city and comune in northern Tuscany, Italy, on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea.

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WDIV-TV

WDIV-TV (channel 4) is a television station in Detroit, Michigan, United States, affiliated with NBC.

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Windsor–Detroit International Freedom Festival

The International Freedom Festival is a multi-day celebration in late June marking Canada Day on July 1 and the American Independence Day on July 4. America's Thanksgiving Parade and Windsor–Detroit International Freedom Festival are Tourist attractions in Detroit.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America's_Thanksgiving_Parade

Also known as America's Thanksgiving Day Parade, The Michigan Thanksgiving Parade, The Parade Company.

, Streaming television, Thanksgiving (United States), Toronto, Toronto Santa Claus Parade, U.S. Route 16 in Michigan, Ventriloquism, Viareggio, WDIV-TV, Windsor–Detroit International Freedom Festival, World War II, WWJ (AM), WXYZ-TV, 6abc Dunkin' Donuts Thanksgiving Day Parade.

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See also

1924 establishments in Michigan

Annual events in Michigan

Festivals established in 1924

Recurring events established in 1924

Television in Detroit

Thanksgiving parades

Tourist attractions in Detroit

References