In a unique celebration, New York City's Times Square ball will be dropping, but not for its usual New Year's Eve event. This time, the iconic ball is part of a July 4 celebration.

The ball is scheduled to drop a total of 8 times. This marks the first time the ball has been dropped outside of its traditional New Year's Eve festivities.

For more information on this special event, readers can refer to the source, ABC13 Houston (KTRK), which has reported on the details of the Times Square ball drop in New York City.