This silent home movie of the 1956 Tournament of Roses Parade, the 67th, with the theme “Pages from the Ages”. as selected by President Dr. Alfred L. Gerrie. The Grand Marshall this year was Charles Erwin Wilson (July 18, 1890 – September 26, 1961), an American engineer and businessman who served as United States Secretary of Defense from 1953 to 1957 under President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Known as “Engine Charlie”, he previously worked as CEO for General Motors. In the wake of the Korean War, he cut the defense budget significantly.
The floats included those for the teams of the 1956 Rose Bowl game, played on January 2, 1956. The Michigan State Spartans defeated the UCLA Bruins, 17–14. Michigan State halfback Walt Kowalczyk was named the Rose Bowl Player Of The Game.
The Rose Parade, also known as the Tournament of Roses Parade and the Rose Parade presented by Honda, is part of “America’s New Year Celebration” held in Pasadena, California each year on New Year’s Day (or on Monday, January 2 if New Year’s Day falls on a Sunday). The parade includes flower-covered floats, marching bands, and equestrian units and is followed by the Rose Bowl college football game. It is produced by the nonprofit Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association.
Originally started on January 1, 1890, the Rose Parade is watched in person by hundreds of thousands of spectators on the parade route, and is broadcast on multiple television networks in the United States. It is seen by millions more on television worldwide in more than 100 international territories and countries. The Rose Bowl is a college football game that was added in 1902 to help fund the cost of staging the parade. Since 2011, the parade has been sponsored by Honda Accordingly, the company has the parade’s first float, which like all floats, follows the parade’s theme.
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