In The News: Department of History

Refinery29

Before the start of the pandemic, Rosy Alvarez was already sick of wearing bras.

Elko Daily Free Press

With just weeks left before the start of the fall semester — and the near-full scale return of college students, faculty and staff to in-person activity on campuses across the country — more than 600 colleges and universities have sought to implement requirements for the COVID-19 vaccine as cases and hospitalizations have surged.

KQED

For more than 100 years, the U.S. government forcibly relocated tens of thousands of Native American children to boarding schools under a federal assimilation program meant to suppress their languages, beliefs and identities.

Mobbed Up: The Fight for Las Vegas

On the evening of April 27, 1998, there was an almost festive atmosphere on the Las Vegas Strip.

Mobbed Up: The Fight for Las Vegas

On the evening of April 27, 1998, there was an almost festive atmosphere on the Las Vegas Strip.

Nevada Independent

With just weeks left before the start of the fall semester — and the near-full scale return of college students, faculty and staff to in-person activity on campuses across the country — more than 600 colleges and universities have sought to implement requirements for the COVID-19 vaccine as cases and hospitalizations have surged.

Fashionista

Today's prep is for everyone, more or less. It's only fair, after all.

Las Vegas Review Journal

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.

The Podcast: JWH & New Books Network

The Journal of Women’s History partners with the New Books Network to host a podcast profiling recent publications in women’s history.

Feminism In India

When the Norwegian women’s beach handball team refused to play in bikini bottoms during a game in the sport’s Euro 2021 tournament, they were fined $2,000.

Today

Experts share their thoughts on the engagement watch trend.

KTNV-TV: ABC 13

Another mascot change in a professional sport.