The ball drop doesn't quite have the same meaning to millions of Americans who live in other time zones. What to know.

The ritual of watching a dazzling ball descend from a pole in Times Square has taken place since the early 20th century, when electricity use was so new it seemed like magic.

The signal of a new year is a ball for the East Coast, but those in the rest of the country have another hour, maybe three, before the new year.