In The News: Department of History
Newcomers to Nevada might be surprised to learn the state’s capital isn’t in the most populous area of Las Vegas, or even the “biggest little city” of Reno, but is instead 30 miles south of Reno and a nearly seven-hour drive from the state’s population center.
“The Holocaust: Reconstructing Shattered Humanity” is now on display at the Governor’s office located off Bermuda Road and Harrah’s Court, south of Harry Reid International Airport. Heidi Straus is the president of the Nevada Center for Humanity and curator of all the artifacts. She’s teamed up with UNLV grad students to display the collection. Straus has spent years gathering never before seen items.
A new exhibit on the Holocaust has opened at the Nevada governor's office in Las Vegas. Gov. Joe Lombardo's office, the Nevada Center for Humanity, and the UNLV Reid Public History Institute hosted an open house Tuesday for the exhibit, titled "The Holocaust: Reconstructing Shattered Humanity."
It’s hard to imagine Las Vegas casino behemoth MGM Resorts International associated with failure. But the company’s 33-acre MGM Grand Adventures theme park, which first opened Dec. 18, 1993, and closed less than seven years later, has to qualify as one of the city’s historic flops.
It’s hard to imagine Las Vegas casino behemoth MGM Resorts International associated with failure. But the company’s 33-acre MGM Grand Adventures theme park, which first opened Dec. 18, 1993, and closed less than seven years later, has to qualify as one of the city’s historic flops.
Nevada’s landscapes are etched with stories, from sprawling mountains to stretches of arid desert, all bearing traces of a past too often forgotten in today’s rush to the future.
Did recent beauty and style trends that evoke “old money,” the pastoral past and the “clean girl” aesthetic predict Donald Trump’s reelection? Quite possibly, at least if you ask the internet’s fashion girlies.
Cashman Center never caught on as a premier Las Vegas destination. Located in the Cultural Corridor in Downtown Las Vegas, the 50-acre center, which includes a theater, warehouse showrooms and a field, is up for auction starting at $33.95 million.
History junkies, gather ‘round. UNLV-based Preserve Nevada released its annual list of the state’s most endangered historic places, making a point to include the Old Mormon Fort. While protected as a state park, the pace of surrounding development is prompting concern. The list also mentions frontier cemeteries, neglected historical markers, and vintage theaters (referencing the Huntridge) in broad terms, while singling out specific structures in various corners of the Silver State.
The Silver State is home to some of the country's most unique historical landmarks— but city officials around Nevada are looking to develop land and demolish the roots that started the success of this state and brought in the locals we know and love.
Three days after election day, several races in Nevada remain undecided, including the closely watched Senate contest between Sam Brown and Senator Jacky Rosen. Rosen currently leads by just over 18,000 votes.
Dick Ramsey’s bedroom at his daughter’s home in Santa Clarita, California, is a shrine to his long-ago naval service and a ship that was destroyed 76 years ago. There’s a painting of the ship, the USS Nevada, a piece of the Nevada’s teakwood deck, a photo of Ramsey as a young man in uniform, a collection of medals.