In The News: Department of History
Mel Wolzinger died recently at age ninety-eight. That suggests he led a good, long life, and he did. He was active to the end. And it’s a loss to our history. Indeed, he made history.
July marks a golden anniversary for Las Vegas: the opening of the International Hotel. If you haven’t heard of it, you may be more familiar with it as the Westgate, and before that as the Hilton. It’s had quite a history.
When you enter the southernmost part of the Las Vegas Strip and are greeted by the “Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas” sign, you can tell everyone you’ve reached Paradise — literally.
In 2016, it was caucus, old school. In 2020, the Nevada Democratic Party will hold caucus, new school.
When most people think of Nevada, it’s gambling or seeing shows in Las Vegas or hiking in the Ruby Mountains or Lake Tahoe that likely first come to mind.
In a blast from the past, the Sahara is making a comeback on the Las Vegas Strip.
In a blast from the past, the Sahara is making a comeback on the Las Vegas Strip.
Do you know who's really pumped that municipal elections are moving to even-year Novembers?
In a warehouse on the ҳ| 鶹ýӳ campus, graduate student Debbie Fleshman lifted the lid on a tan train case and stared down into silver screen history.
In a warehouse on the UNLV campus, graduate student Debbie Fleshman lifted the lid on a tan train case and stared down into silver screen history.
This May marked the 150th anniversary of the completion of the transcontinental railroad. Now, in fact, it wasn’t transcontinental. It started in Omaha and went to Sacramento. But its construction meant you could take the train across the United States. That was an important first, and important to Nevada.
If governor Steve Sisolak, D-Nevada, signs assembly bill 186, Nevada would become the 15th state, along with DC, to join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact.