In 1974, 400 marching bands applied to participate in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade. Only 14 were chosen. One of them hailed from a small town in northeast Kansas. To this day, in the 100-year history of the famous holiday parade, it is the only band from Kansas that has ever participated, Macy’s officials confirmed for The Star this week. Which makes what Wamego High School pulled off 50 years ago something of a miracle on 34th Street — performing in front of the famous department store in New York City on national TV.
Source: Wichita Eagle
