In The News: Department of History
Extremist supporters of Brazil’s right-wing former President Jair Bolsonaro attacked government buildings in the country’s capital, wrecking property and trashing offices of lawmakers, the president and the Supreme Court, in demanding that Bolsonaro be reinstated.
A gardener adept at producing colorful flowers or a rugged lawman? A rather odd puzzle when it comes to tracing the origins of Owens Avenue, which stretches some 10 miles, west to east, from Martin Luther King Boulevard to the base of Frenchman Mountain, south of Nellis Air Force Base.
Las Vegas may have a reputation for tearing down its old buildings, but there's one piece of history that still stands: The Golden Gate.
Las Vegas may have a reputation for tearing down its vintage buildings, but there’s one piece of history still standing: Golden Gate.
For most of the country, buying a lottery ticket is as simple as driving to the nearest convenience store or gas station. But for some, getting their hands on a Mega Millions or Powerball ticket requires a trip to another state entirely.
An essay by historian Claytee White, a looping documentary produced by PBS Reno, and a display of structures that have been demolished or altered round out the exhibition, underlining the depth of Williams' mark on the Silver State. The Neon Museum, which has preserved La Concha’s lobby, has also partnered with the Nevada Museum of Art to offer educational events during the exhibit’s run.
The remains have caused a public stir, but authorities say the falling water level due to the climate crisis is the real scandal
The remains have caused a public stir, but authorities say the falling water level due to the climate crisis is the real scandal
In August 2022, Jon Weisman, who has written beautiful essays on Vin Scully for his DodgerThoughts blog and book 100 Things Dodgers Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die, wrote, “I didn’t know when it was coming, but I knew it was coming.” He mentioned how Scully played no role, not even a voiceover video, when the club retired the number of Gil Hodges upon his election to the Baseball Hall of Fame—an election that Scully long had championed. When Weisman cried, as so many of us did, he said, “Good Lord, Vin has been there my whole waking life.”
First they rigged the stock market, then they set up casinos on a grand scale. Our history columnists tell how the Blanc brothers made big money in the 19th century.
Less than three weeks after the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, Americans celebrated their first Christmas of World War II. On the surface, it didn’t look much different than it had in previous years, as the bulk of the men and women who would serve overseas had not yet been deployed. But no amount of tinsel could alleviate the fear and uncertainty that came with the United States entering another world war.
A Las Vegas City Council meeting approval on November 16 paved the way for what could be one of the most ambitious projects in the city’s recent history—an African-American museum and cultural center located in the Historic Westside neighborhood.