Here's a cool CNN article on the many famous ticker tape parades and related stats: https://www.cnn.com/2015/07/09/us/ticker-tape-parades-by-the-numbers/index.html …
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From the 1870s to the 1970s, ticker tape was the primary way to disseminate stock information via telegraph. After the price info became stale, old tape became a popular confetti. Below is a "ticker tape parade" for Richard Nixon's inauguration:pic.twitter.com/Kujmfa0xPh
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Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Yours truly will hopefully have a new article on the history of the ticker tape out soon...
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Nice! You have one future reader here
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