Photos: Old Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloons Included Baton-Wielding NYPD Officer
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<p>Eddie Cantor, vaudeville singer, got his own balloon in 1940.</p>
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<p>No pepper spray, just a baton.</p>
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<p>According to <a href="http://decktheholidays.blogspot.com/2010_11_03_archive.html">one site</a>, Superman started appearing in the parades in 1940, and "has been the biggest Macy's Day parade balloon ever."</p>
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