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Shoshana johnson drops times square ball Original Source Link: (May no longer be active)    http://abcnews.go.com/wire/US/ap20040101_3.html http://abcnews.go.com/wire/US/ap20040101_3.html Crowds Ring in New Year in Times Square Under Heavily Armed Guard, New York Rings in 2004 With Dropping of Times Square Ball The Associated Press NEW YORK Jan. 1 — Nearly 1 million revelers rang in 2004 with the dropping of the traditional New Year's Eve ball in Times Square a joyous, confetti-filled bash that took place under some of the tightest security ever seen. With snipers posted on rooftops and helicopters patrolling overhead, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and guest of honor, former Iraq prisoner of war Shoshana Johnson, pressed a small globe, sending the 1,070-pound crystal ball on a 60-second drop that culminated at the stroke of midnight. Copyright 2003 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

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