In The News: Department of History

Nevada Independent

Minja Yan's victory was unexpected for some on election night. Despite a lack of institutional support, some say she has has what it takes to win in November.

Las Vegas Sun

The Mob Museum will host "Not Built in a Day: The Epic Story of Caesars Palace," a panel discussion marking the 60th anniversary of the iconic Strip resort. The panel will feature Jay Sarno Jr., Bill Weinberger Jr., and UNLV gaming historian David G. Schwartz, who will explain how Caesars Palace helped transform Las Vegas into an international destination.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Gov. Joe Lombardo and Attorney General Aaron Ford remain neck-and-neck in polling data with just over three months remaining in Nevada’s gubernatorial campaign.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Gov. Joe Lombardo and Attorney General Aaron Ford remain neck-and-neck in polling data with just over three months remaining in Nevada’s gubernatorial campaign.

Travel Weekly

For decades, when drivers from Southern California passed the Nevada state line on their way to Las Vegas, three boisterous, kitschy hotel-casinos on both sides of Interstate 15 greeted them.

PBS

UNLV History Professor Michael Green connects the ideals of the American Revolution to the history of the Silver State.

The Takeout

There were many dangers and afflictions experienced by those who grabbed everyone they loved, everything they had, and traversed the still-untamed West. How did they survive? Specifically, what did they survive on?

KSNV-TV: News 3

Primm, a small oasis community on the California state line, is no longer facing the prospect of becoming a modern-day ghost town after a deal was finalized to shift several local properties to Terrible’s.

Nevada Independent

At least three Vegas legends claimed inventing the all-you-can-eat buffet.

PBS

A new exhibit is set to open at the Rotunda Gallery honoring America at 250. The exhibit features a range of items from traditional Southern Paiute.

NPR

Primm, Nevada, was once a beacon in the desert for travelers driving on Interstate 15 from Southern California to Las Vegas — a family-friendly destination, and the first place to gamble right over the Nevada border. The proliferation of casinos across America, however, has sent the town on a long decline.

Inside Asian Gaming

It proved to be quite the prophetic question at a time when Donald Trump and Hilary Clinton, the wife of former President Bill, were about to fight it out to become the 45th President of the United States of America. This was the topic of IAG’s 2016 cover story, “Clinton v Trump,” which asked more specifically what their respective appointments could mean for the gaming industry domestically and abroad.