In Photos: Times Square Rolling Ball Drops To Mark Fourth Of July

The Times Square rolling ball prepares to drop to mark Fourth of July, as the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary on Independence Day in New York. (Image: Reuters/Angelina Katsanis)

People celebrate after the Times Square rolling ball dropped to mark Fouth Of July, as the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary on Independence Day, in New York, U.S. (Image: Reuters/Angelina Katsanis)

The iconic Times Square ball in New York City descended on a date other than New Year’s Eve for the first time as part of a historic Independence Day celebration marking America’s 250th birthday. (Image: Reuters/Angelina Katsanis)

Reportedly, the celebration will feature eight ball drops marking midnight across every U.S. time zone and inhabited territory, beginning in Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands and ending in American Samoa. (Image: Reuters/Angelina Katsanis)

A woman waves a U.S flag as people celebrate after the Times Square rolling ball dropped to mark Fourth of July, as the United States celebrate its 250th anniversary on Independence Day in New York. (Image: Reuters/Angelina Katsanis)

The Times Square ahead of the rolling ball drop to mark Fourth of July, as the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary on Independence Day. (Image: Reuters/Angelina Katsanis)