found: LC database, Feb. 5, 2003(hdg.: Tournament of Roses, Pasadena, Calif.; usage: Tournament of Roses, Tournament of Roses Parade, Rose Parade)
found: Britannica online, Feb. 5, 2003(under tournament: Tournament of Roses parade in Pasadena, California; under Pasadena: Tournament of Roses)
found: Tournament of Roses (Pasadena, Calif.), 1909:title page, etc. (Tournament of Roses; Pasadena, California)
found: Tournament of Roses website, accessed April 10, 2017:(Tournament of Roses; Pasadena Tournament of Roses; began as a festival in 1890 to promote the City of Pasadena, with games such as jousting, foot races, and tug-of war, preceded by a parade of carriages decorated with fresh flowers. In subsequent years, the parade expanded to include marching bands and motorized floats. In 1902 the Rose Bowl football game, the first post-season football game in the nation, was added as part of the Tournament.)
