On Sunday, the state’s oldest operating casino will turn 90. It’s a milestone worth celebrating, historians say, given its origins and role in the earliest days of Nevada gaming.

"This hesitancy in the U.S. is pretty much as old as vaccines," said UNLV historian Michael Green.

Aside from the seven states served by the dam itself and its influence on the Southwest, Hoover Dam’s impact can be felt across the continental U.S. and as far away as Alaska.

Long before the mega skyscrapers that line Las Vegas Boulevard, the LED canopy above Fremont Street and the endless suburbs stretching far beyond downtown, the hotel then known as the Union Plaza stood firmly at the heart of Sin City.

Last time, we were talking about the group that built the Union Plaza—Frank Scott, Sam Boyd, Jackie Gaughan, and Kell Houssels, Junior, along with investors like Bill Boyd and Howard Cannon. Let’s look at what they produced.

Sheriff Joe Lombardo may be the latest Republican to jump in. He may not be the last.

This year we mark a golden anniversary: The Union Plaza opened on July 2, 1971. It has quite a history … and so does its location.

It’s July 2, 1976. Music legend Neil Diamond is opening the Aladdin Theatre for the Performing Arts, one of the finest stages ever constructed in Las Vegas.