In The News: Department of History

Las Vegas Review Journal

Clay Heximer remembers eating pizza and jelly beans at the Boulevard Mall 40 years ago. The Vineyard “had a buffet that had, like, pizza and jelly beans,” said Heximer of the now-defunct Italian restaurant. “It was just the coolest thing.” Heximer’s family moved from Alhambra, a suburb of Los Angeles, to downtown Henderson in 1984. When they visited the mall it was a whole-day affair.

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For 67 years, the Tropicana was a staple on the Las Vegas Strip. It first opened on April 4th, 1957. UNLV history professor Micheal Green said the casino was the most advanced when it was built, now symbolized as part of the old Las Vegas.

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A recent bipartisan effort to impose federal guidelines on the rapidly expanding legal sports gambling market has encountered significant resistance from Nevada officials. The Supporting Affordability and Fairness with Every Bet (SAFE Bet) Act, introduced by U.S. Rep. Paul Tonko, D-New York, and U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, seeks to establish federal regulations for advertising, individual betting activities, and the use of artificial intelligence in the sports gambling industry.

Nevada Independent

Longtime friends of Shelley Berkley were surprised when the former congresswoman — more than a decade removed from holding elected office after losing a close race for the U.S. Senate — decided to run for Las Vegas mayor.

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The style choices of politicians have long been scrutinised by voters and the media. Women have historically been subject to more inspection for their looks than men. But all politicians are communicating through their style, according to two experts.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Paradise is an unincorporated township that encompasses large swaths of the Las Vegas Strip and has a unique history regarding its name dating back to the turn of the 20th century. Technically UNLV’s campus, Harry Reid International Airport and most of the casinos on the Strip are not within the city of Las Vegas, but located within Clark County and Paradise.

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As the turn of the century approached in 1999, a publication posed a provocative question. What was more jarring, historians were asked, to fall asleep in 1900 and wake up in 1950, or to miss the following half-century and awake in the year 2000?

Deseret News

As the turn of the century approached in 1999, a publication posed a provocative question. What was more jarring, historians were asked, to fall asleep in 1900 and wake up in 1950, or to miss the following half-century and awake in the year 2000?

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When three casinos opened on the Las Vegas Strip in 1999, it marked the first time in the strip's history that a trio of new megaresorts debuted in the same year.

Las Vegas Review-Journal En Español

When three casinos opened on the Las Vegas Strip in 1999, it marked the first time in the strip's history that a trio of new megaresorts debuted in the same year.

Las Vegas Review Journal

When three casinos opened on the Las Vegas Strip in 1999, it marked the first time in the corridor’s history that a trio of new mega-resorts debuted in a single calendar year.

Las Vegas Review Journal

When three casinos opened on the Las Vegas Strip in 1999, it marked the first time in the corridor’s history that a trio of new mega-resorts debuted in a single calendar year.