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brooklynite

(96,882 posts) Sun Jul 7, 2019, 10:22 PM Jul 2019

Women's Soccer Team to Get Ticker-Tape Parade in New York's Canyon of Heroes

Source: New York Times

Throngs of people on Broadway. Marching bands carrying American flags. Thousands of scraps of confetti paper raining down on the procession below.

For over 100 years, ticker-tape parades in Manhattan have celebrated many events, including the completion of the Brooklyn Bridge, the return of the Apollo 11 astronauts and numerous World Series victories by the Yankees.

Next comes the United States women’s soccer team, which claimed its fourth World Cup title on Sunday in a 2-0 victory over the Netherlands. It will be honored with a ticker-tape parade on Wednesday, according to the office of Mayor Bill de Blasio.

The winning squad from the 2015 World Cup is the only other women’s sports team that has been honored with such a parade.

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/07/nyregion/uswnt-parade-nyc.html

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Women's Soccer Team to Get Ticker-Tape Parade in New York's Canyon of Heroes (Original Post) brooklynite Jul 2019 OP

Oh, can you just see Trump fuming? madaboutharry Jul 2019 #1

I was hoping for this. mobeau69 Jul 2019 #2

The Big Mac Of Parades Me. Jul 2019 #3

They need some fake Sherman tanks painted in rainbow colors.... KY_EnviroGuy Jul 2019 #4

You beat me to it...will there be tanks?? Sancho Jul 2019 #10

It's going to be huge. Iliyah Jul 2019 #5

So many young girls.... SCVDem Jul 2019 #6

Trump won't be happy - he wants to be star of this - that pic in the oval office with him surrounded Demovictory9 Jul 2019 #7

Hoping it is a HUGE crowd. riversedge Jul 2019 #8

I heard NYC would do this if they won! BigmanPigman Jul 2019 #9

It is wonderful on its own but I do hope Trump is insulted that the attention is taken off of HIM. CTyankee Jul 2019 #11

Good for the team and NYC. n/t MicaelS Jul 2019 #12

madaboutharry

(41,438 posts)

1. Oh, can you just see Trump fuming?

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Sun Jul 7, 2019, 10:27 PM

Jul 2019

These women are going to have a better parade than he had!

And no doubt a bigger crowd.

mobeau69

(11,736 posts)

2. I was hoping for this.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Sun Jul 7, 2019, 10:28 PM

Jul 2019

Me.

(35,454 posts)

3. The Big Mac Of Parades

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Sun Jul 7, 2019, 10:30 PM

Jul 2019

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,629 posts)

4. They need some fake Sherman tanks painted in rainbow colors....

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Sun Jul 7, 2019, 10:32 PM

Jul 2019

to really light his fire.......

Sancho

(9,110 posts)

10. You beat me to it...will there be tanks??

Reply to KY_EnviroGuy (Reply #4)

Mon Jul 8, 2019, 06:05 AM

Jul 2019

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)

5. It's going to be huge.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Sun Jul 7, 2019, 10:40 PM

Jul 2019

SCVDem

(5,103 posts)

6. So many young girls....

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Sun Jul 7, 2019, 10:40 PM

Jul 2019

Fuck off drumpf and Epstein!

ESAD!

Demovictory9

(34,119 posts)

7. Trump won't be happy - he wants to be star of this - that pic in the oval office with him surrounded

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Sun Jul 7, 2019, 10:56 PM

Jul 2019

by winners. he LOVES that.

riversedge

(73,755 posts)

8. Hoping it is a HUGE crowd.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Sun Jul 7, 2019, 10:57 PM

Jul 2019

BigmanPigman

(52,468 posts)

9. I heard NYC would do this if they won!

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Jul 8, 2019, 01:17 AM

Jul 2019

Having it take place after the fucking moron's bomb of a parade and his not inviting them to the W House
(like they would even attend it. HA!) makes it even better.

CTyankee

(65,450 posts)

11. It is wonderful on its own but I do hope Trump is insulted that the attention is taken off of HIM.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Jul 8, 2019, 09:30 AM

Jul 2019

And, of course, Bill deBlasio is running for President...

MicaelS

(8,747 posts)

12. Good for the team and NYC. n/t

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Jul 8, 2019, 01:11 PM

Jul 2019

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