1.   The parade had to be cancelled owing to bad weather.

2.   Bookended by pageantry, the parade had a solemn center occupied by marchers like Sharon Miller.

3.   Even as large as the parade has grown, police say it remains one of the tamer celebrations in the city for its size.

4.   First staged after World War I as an Armistice Day affair, the parade had ups and downs and reached a peak of popularity after World War II.

5.   Ms. McFaddin works hard to make sure the parade has lots of variety, and there is already a big canine corps in the parade this year.

6.   So this Ren Harlin pirate parade will have to do.

7.   The parade had the expected gaggle of New York City politicians jockeying for a bit of exposure.

8.   The parade had another meaning for Dantche.

9.   The parade had more than a dozen floats.

10.   This parade of stars had to end sometime, particularly since we were now on dessert.