The early ticket-tape parades were for military heroes and diplomats and explorers and only in the 1950s did the honor extend to our pro sports champs.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
15 June 2026
Chicago welcomed the explorers and their wives with a parade along Michigan Avenue that included confetti and honorary citizen medallions.
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