In The News: Department of History
Will Nevada’s incumbent governor and senator be able to retain their seats, or will the winds of change come calling in November? The nominees are set for the gubernatorial and senate races in Nevada which are expected to be closely watched.
One hundred and fifty years ago, a new courthouse opened for business in Pioche. It had quite a history before its completion, and quite a history since.
The surface of the lake, formed by the Hoover Dam between Nevada and Arizona, has lost more than 51 meters in almost four decades of drought, which is getting worse.
“The hearings were riveting, they were troubling, they were dramatic, and they were an indictment of what happened to this country,” says UNLV political expert Michael Green.
With the frisbee fever set off in China, many people have joined the sport. As a hipster, you must pay attention to the clothes of your friends on the sports field, and the yoga pants commonly worn by girls have recently been accused of rubbing frantically. Is it really a problem to wear yoga pants to play Frisbee?
At Clark County Election Headquarters, the work of the election is already underway.
The Moulin Rouge Hotel in the city’s Westside District served as a brief monument to racial justice in the 1950s.
The volcano outside the Mirage casino is one of the iconic landmarks of the Las Vegas Strip. Along with the entrance to the Flamingo and the Bellagio fountains, you can pretty much count on the volcano being part of a montage in a movie scene where friends are driving on the Strip for the first time. But it appears that it is more than likely that the volcano will soon be a memory, once Hard Rock International completes its acquisition of the Mirage from MGM.
MGM Resorts closed the transaction with New York-based real estate conglomerate Blackstone Group to acquire the Cosmopolitan's operations on May 17. Before the sale closing, Blackstone thanked all Cosmopolitan employees with a surprise $5,000 bonus -- a $27 million expense.
This Memorial Day weekend could be one of the last holidays to watch the faux volcano explode in front of The Mirage. The Las Vegas Strip iconic attraction could soon be dismantled. Memories tied with it may fade, too, unless preservations succeed in their effort.
This Memorial Day weekend could be one of the last holidays to watch the faux volcano explode in front of The Mirage. The Las Vegas Strip iconic attraction could soon be dismantled. Memories tied with it may fade, too, unless preservations succeed in their effort.
When the Las Vegas Mafia wanted to dispose of a body, then the deep waters of Lake Mead were a perfect spot – with the body often stuffed in a steel drum.