News: Department of History
History professor takes a look at how the civil-rights struggle played out in second-tier cities like Grand Rapids, Mich.
Public invited to meet UNLV historians, archivists, and subjects of new book on pioneering women who shifted boundaries of women's employment in Las Vegas.
The Dec. 8 University Forum Lecture explores fundamental themes in 20th Century fashion.
Exhibit explores history between the Culinary Workers Union, Local 226 and the City of Las Vegas.
Three-part documentary exploring the advancement of women in the state over the past 100 years to air on Vegas PBS.
Historian Michael Green on some of our greatest (depending on how you look at it) political leaders.
With the help of clothing connoisseur Corinne Sidney, UNLV graduate students get a lesson in fashion and history. Take a peek inside her legendary closet.
Professor Lynn Comella hits on the highlights of the city's brothel history — from the rise of Block 16 to the raid on Roxie's.
Here's how McCarran went from a dusty stop on the Transcontinental Airmail Route to a major international airport.
Here's a touching story from our archives about beloved professor Hal Rothman's losing battle with ALS. It's worth a read even if you didn't know his prolific work.
Area 51, global climate change, archaeology and American fashion among topics discussed at free public lectures.
From Mark Twain to Hank Greenspun, Nevada journalists both recorded history and changed it. Alumnus and historian Michael Green lists his favorites.