Ticker Tape Parade for Apollo 11 - 1969 - On July 20, 1969, astronauts Neil Armstrong, Colonel Buzz Aldrin, and Lieutenant Colonel Michael Collins made history when two of the Apollo 11 astronauts -- Armstrong and Aldrin -- became the first men to land on the Moon.

Ticker Tape Parade for John J. Pershing - 1919 - Nearly a year after World War I ended, New Yorkers gathered to honor the return of General John J. Pershing, commander of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) in Europe, with a victory ticker-tape parade.President Woodrow Wilson appointed Pershing, a veteran of the Spanish-American and Philippine-American Wars, to command American troops overseas in 1917. Nicknamed “Black Jack” Pershing by his cadets at West Point for his recurring command of black troops, Pershing`s forces were instrumental in helping British and French allied troops force an armistice on the Germans in November 1918.

Statue of Liberty Dedication and Ticker Tape Parade - 1886 - On the morning of the dedication, a parade was held in New York City; estimates of the number of people who watched it ranged from several hundred thousand to a million. President Cleveland headed the procession, then stood in the reviewing stand to see bands and marchers from across America. General Stone was the grand marshal of the parade. The route began at Madison Square, once the venue for the arm, and proceeded to the Battery at the southern tip of Manhattan by way of Fifth Avenue and Broadway, with a slight detour so the parade could pass in front of the World building on Park Row. As the parade passed through the  New York`s financial district near the New York Stock Exchange, traders threw ticker tape from the windows spontaneously, beginning the New York tradition of the ticker-tape parade.A nautical parade began at 12:45 p.m., and President Cleveland embarked on a yacht that took him across the harbor to Bedloe's Island for the dedication. De Lesseps made the first speech, on behalf of the French committee, followed by the chairman of the New York committee, Senator William M. Evarts. A French flag draped across the statue's face was to be lowered to unveil the statue at the close of Evarts's speech, but Bartholdi mistook a pause as the conclusion and let the flag fall prematurely. The ensuing cheers put an end to Evarts's address. President Cleveland spoke next, stating that the statue's "stream of light shall pierce the darkness of ignorance and man's oppression until Liberty enlightens the world". Bartholdi, observed near the dais, was called upon to speak, but he declined. Orator Chauncey M. Depew concluded the speechmaking with a lengthy address.No members of the general public were permitted on the island during the ceremonies, which were reserved entirely for dignitaries. The 151-foot-tall copper statue was a gift from the people of France, erected on a 154-foot base on an island in New York Harbor.

Ticker Tape Parade for Charles Lindberg's solo transatlantic flight - 1927 - At the age of 25, he went from obscurity as a U.S. Air Mail pilot to instantaneous world fame by winning the Orteig Prize for making the first nonstop flight from New York City to Paris on May 20–21, 1927. Lindbergh covered the 33+1⁄2-hour, 3,600-statute-mile flight alone in a purpose-built, single-engine Ryan monoplane, the Spirit of St. Louis. Though the first non-stop transatlantic flight had been completed eight years earlier, this was the first solo transatlantic flight, the first transatlantic flight between two major city hubs, and the longest transatlantic flight by almost 2,000 miles. Thus it is widely considered one of the most consequential flights in world history and a turning point for the development and advancement of aviation, ushering in a new era of transportation between parts of the globe.He traveled up the Canyon of Heroes to City Hall, where he was received by Mayor Jimmy Walker. A ticker-tape parade followed to Central Park Mall, where he was honored at another ceremony hosted by New York Governor Al Smith and attended by a crowd of 200,000. Some 4,000,000 people saw Lindbergh that day. That evening, Lindbergh was accompanied by his mother and Mayor Walker when he was the guest of honor at a 500-guest banquet and dance held at Clarence MacKay's Long Island estate, Harbor Hill.On December 14, 1927, a Special Act of Congress awarded Lindbergh the Medal of Honor, despite the fact that it was almost always awarded for heroism in combat.

Ticker Tape Parade for Frederick IX and Ingrid, King and Queen of Denmark - 1960 - King Frederick IX and Queen Ingrid of Denmark visit the United States in 1960. A Ticker Tape Parade is held in their honor. Other events included a State Dinner and Reception at the White House hosted by American President Dwight Eisenhower and First Lady Mamie Eisenhower, a the dedication of the new Danish embassy at 3200 Whitehaven Street N.W. and a performance of the Royal Danish Ballet at Loew`s Capital Theater.During their two-week visit to the United States, King Frederick IX and Queen Ingrid of Denmark stopped in New York City, where they were greeted by 250,000 New Yorkers and a ticker-tape parade. The King and Queen used the procession and City Hall ceremony as an opportunity to express Denmark`s gratitude to the United States for the support provided through the Marshall Plan following World War II. Frederick noted that the funds helped Denmark rebuild its economy and begin transitioning from an agricultural economy to a more industrial one, opening investment opportunities to Western investors.

Ticker Tape Parade for the Mets' World Series Championship Win - 1969 - It was given almost as splashy a front-page treatment as the moon landing: The Mets won the 1969 World Series. “Led by Manager Gil Hodges, they rode in open cars through canyons that once echoed with cheers for Charles A. Lindbergh, John H. Glenn and Neil Armstrong,” reported The Times. “For eight years New York has loved this team,” announced Mayor Lindsay at City Hall, where the ticker-tape parade began. He continued: “Today they`re No. 1. The Cardinals know it, the Cubs know it, the Braves know it and the Orioles know it. Thank you for giving us a summer of joy.”The New York Mets received a ticker-tape parade in 1969 for their first World Series championship. Hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers gathered to watch the team and their open-car motorcades, led by second-year manager Gil Hodges, make their way up Broadway. The Mets joined the National League in 1962 as an expansion team, five years after New York`s two previous National League teams, the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants, both left New York for California. While the team`s first seven seasons proved mediocre, the 1969 season earned them the title of the “Miracle Mets” for their impressive rise to excellence, boasting a regular season record of 100 wins.

Ticker Tape Parade for Pope John Paul II - 1979 - An ebullient pontiff, thrown a ticker-tape parade by overjoyed New Yorkers, was shielded from the rain by an umbrella held by Terence Cardinal Cooke, the Archbishop of New York. At a gathering at Madison Square Garden, Pope John Paul II was cheered by thousands of teenagers. “If he`d put that guitar around his neck,” said one headmaster of a Catholic high school, “the kids would have blown the roof right off the Garden.”While most New Yorkers embraced the Pope`s visit, others were critical of his decision to use the trip to express disagreement with aspects of American capitalism; still others decried some aspects of Catholic teaching or castigated the City for spending money on the Pope`s visit in the midst of a budget crisis. Over the course of the day, the Pope`s schedule was delayed twice due to an unfounded bomb threat and false report of a gun sighting.