The Canadian band Helix opened Openness for them in Detroit , as Ted Nugent had played his annual `` New Year 's Eve Whiplash Bash '' , headlining at Cobo .

Thelma was the first known Category 5 cyclone to be observed Perception_active in the Timor Sea , and was also the most intense cyclone to threaten Warning Darwin since Cyclone Tracy on Christmas Eve in 1974 .

Located Placing on the roof of One Times Square , the ball is a prominent part of a New Year 's Eve celebration in Times Square commonly referred Adducing to as the ball drop , where the ball descends in 60 seconds down a specially designed Create_artwork flagpole , beginning Process_start at 11:59:00 p.m .

The event was first organized Arranging by Adolph Ochs , owner of `` The New York Times '' newspaper , as a successor to a series of New Year 's Eve fireworks displays he held Hold at the building to promote Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale its status as the new headquarters of the `` Times '' , while the ball itself was designed Create_artwork by Artkraft Strauss .

The event is organized Arranging by the Times Square Alliance and Countdown Entertainment , a company led by Jeff Strauss , and is among the most notable New Year 's celebrations Social_event internationally : it is attended Participation by at least 1 million spectators yearly , and is nationally televised Communication as part of New Year 's Eve specials broadcast by a number of networks and cable channels .

The prevalence of the Times Square ball drop has inspired Influence similar `` drops Motion '' at other local New Year 's Eve events across the country ; while some use Using balls , some instead drop Motion objects that represent local culture or history .

Sydney New Year 's Eve Social_event is an annual multi-tiered event held Hold every New Year 's Eve in Sydney , Australia .

Sydney New Year 's Eve Social_event is an annual multi-tiered event held Hold every New Year 's Eve in Sydney , Australia .

The 2006 Bangkok bombings Terrorism occurred Coming_to_be on 31 December 2006 and 1 January 2007 , during New Year 's Eve festivities in Bangkok , Thailand .

Authorities ordered Request all public New Year 's Eve events cancelled Preventing_or_letting , including the countdown at the CentralWorld shopping center and the alms-giving at Sanam Luang .

The uprising Change_of_leadership was named Name_conferral after the Orthodox Christmas of January 7 , 1919 , because it erupted Process_start on the previous day , on Christmas Eve .

The Christmas Eve Battle Hostile_encounter took place Process_start during the Mau Mau Uprising on the 24 December 1953 between British Empire and rebel Mau Mau forces and resulted in Causation the death Death of Earl Wavell , the only son of Archibald Wavell .

The group Cause_to_amalgamate appeared Presence on BBC 's `` Jools Holland Annual Hootenanny '' on New Year 's Eve .

After a joint Collaboration Chinese People 's Volunteer Army ( PVA ) and KPA assault breached the UN defenses at Chuncheon on New Year 's Eve of 1951 , KPA V Corps attacked Attack US X Corps at Wonju while KPA II Corps harassed US X Corps ' rear by engaging in guerrilla warfare .

The Lagos Countdown , now One Lagos Fiesta , is an annual New Year 's Eve event Social_event at the Bar Beach in Lagos .

The 3 Minutes Silence is a recurring Woodford tradition , part of the New Year 's Eve celebrations where festival goers within the grounds gather Come_together for 3 minutes of candle-lit silence to welcome the new year .

Temperatures were expected to plummet from a record high of recorded in southern England on New Year 's Eve to .