The world’s first flash mob was organized in Manhattan in May 2003 by a man named Bill Wasik. It was a flop because the retail store was tipped off. Wasik organized the second attempt on June 3, 2003.

In June of 2003, 200 people gathered around a carpet in the rug department of a Manhattan Macy’s, told salespeople that their “commune” was shopping for a “love rug,” then left as quickly as they had ...

Actors dressed in beach attire participate in a flash mob as part of a commercial for McDonald’s in Chicago on July 14. The July 4 fireworks display in the Cleveland suburb of Shaker Heights was ...

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