In 1931, New York City honored a French war hero with a ticker-tape parade up Broadway. In 1940, that French war hero became leader of the Vichy regime, which collaborated with the Nazis. In 2017, ...
Markers on Lower Broadway recognize leaders who received ticker-tape parades. Some of them are now regarded as war criminals. By James Barron Robert Paxton thought the label was overused. But now he’s ...