USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Tony Sarg created the first balloons for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in 1927. One of his inaugural inflatables is being recreated this year. For the 90th edition of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan, one of its very first inflatable creatures is returning.

Detailed explanation-2: -Macy’s Inc. The 1924 Balloonatics float inspired famed puppeteer and Macy’s window designer Tony Sarg to create inflatable upside down marionettes, otherwise known as Macy’s giant helium balloons.

Detailed explanation-3: -Felix the Cat was the first large-scale balloon ever in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade. He made his debut in 1927.

Detailed explanation-4: -The first-ever balloon was Felix the Cat However, he was filled with air and not helium; instead of soaring above the New York City streets, he was held up by stilts. To commemorate the parade’s 90th year in 2016, Felix made a triumphant return-again filled only with air and carried on stilts.

Detailed explanation-5: -The balloons were introduced in 1928, replacing live zoo animals. Sarg’s large animal-shaped balloons were produced by the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company in Akron, Ohio from the 1920s through 1980. That year there was no procedure to deflate the balloons, and they were simply released.