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Line 1: {{short description\|none}} <!-- "none" is preferred when the title is sufficiently descriptive; see [[WP:SDNONE]] --> {{Use mdy dates\|date=October 2023}} ~~{{short description\|Timeline}}~~ The following is a [[:Category:Timelines of cities in the United States\|timeline]] of the [[History of Las Vegas\|history]] of the city of [[Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]], United States. ~~The Spanish Trader Antonio Armijo led a 60-man party along the Spanish Trail to Los Angeles, California in 1829 and found a natural steam water Land that was named Las Vegas.~~ {{Dynamic list}} {{TOC right}} Line 12 ⟶ 11: * 1900 ** The population of Las Vegas, ~~six~~five years before it is founded as a city, is 22.<ref name="CLVSite">{{cite web \|url= http://old.lasvegasnevada.gov//factsstatistics/history.htm \|title=History of Las Vegas \|publisher=City of Las Vegas \|access-date=December 28, 2015 }}</ref> * 1905 ** Las Vegas is founded as a city on May 15 when 110 acres (45 ha) of land adjacent to the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad tracks are auctioned off by the railroad company. The areas that were auctioned off were situated between Stewart Avenue on the north, Garces Avenue to the south, Main Street to the west, and 5th Street (Las Vegas Boulevard) to the east and would later become the downtown area.<ref name=CLVSite />▼ * 1905 ▲ Las Vegas is founded as a city on May 15 when 110 acres (45 ha) of land adjacent to the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad tracks are auctioned off by the railroad company. The areas that were auctioned off were situated between Stewart Avenue on the north, Garces Avenue to the south, Main Street to the west, and 5th Street (Las Vegas Boulevard) to the east and would later become the downtown area.<ref name=CLVSite /> [[Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad\|San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad]] begins operating, linking Southern California with [[Salt Lake City]] and making Las Vegas an ideal refueling point and rest stop due to the availability of water.{{sfn\|Federal Writers' Project\|1957}}<ref name=CLVSite /> 1906 * [[Golden Gate Hotel and Casino\|Golden Gate Hotel]], f/k/a Hotel Nevada and Sal Sagev Hotel, in business. * 1906 ** [[Las Vegas and Tonopah Railroad]] built.{{sfn\|Federal Writers' Project\|1957}} * 1909 Line 224 ⟶ 221: [[File:T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.jpg\|thumb\|right\|T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas]] [[File:Las Vegas, Planet Hollywood.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Planet Hollywood Las Vegas in 2012]] [[File:~~Pawn~~Las ~~Stars~~Vegas ~~shop~~(Nevada, byUSA), ~~Mike~~The ~~Salvucci~~Strip -- 2012 -- 6215.jpg\|thumb\|right\|~~Biggest show on the~~ [[~~History~~The ~~Channel~~Mirage]] ~~[[Pawn~~in ~~Stars~~2012.]] ~~on 20 season plus]]~~ ~~[[File:Las Vegas (Nevada, USA), The Strip -- 2012 -- 6215.jpg\|thumb\|right\|The Las Vegas in 2012. Golden Nugget, Inc., led by developer Steve Wynn, purchased the future land of the Mirage in 1986.]]~~ * 2012 *[[The Mob Museum]] opens. Line 252 ⟶ 248: 2018 Park MGM opened in April. [[The NoMad\|NoMad Hotel]] scheduled to open in Fall. ** Waldorf Astoria Las Vegas replaces Mandarin Oriental Hotel in September. * 2019 Line 266 ⟶ 262: ** [[Resorts World Las Vegas]] opens on the former site of the [[Stardust Resort and Casino\|Stardust]].<ref>{{cite news \|last=Komenda \|first=Ed \|title=Resorts World, first new hotel-casino built on Las Vegas Strip in a decade, is now open. Look inside. \|url=https://www.rgj.com/story/news/2021/06/24/las-vegas-strip-mega-hotel-resorts-world-opens-tonight/5338144001/ \|access-date=August 8, 2021 \|work=Reno Gazette Journal \|date=June 25, 2021}}</ref> * 2023 [[Sphere at The Venetian Resort]] ~~scheduled to open~~opened near the Strip.<ref name=Brewer>{{cite news \|last=Brewer \|first=Ray \|title=Southern Nevada's big year ahead culminates decade of growth in the Valley \|url=https://vegasinc.lasvegassun.com/business/2023/feb/06/southern-nevadas-big-year-ahead-culminates-decade/ \|access-date=May 28, 2023 \|work=VegasInc \|date=February 6, 2023}}</ref> [[Las Vegas Grand Prix]] ~~scheduled to take~~took place on and near the Strip.<ref name=Brewer/> * 2024 [[Super Bowl LVIII]] istook ~~scheduled to play~~place at [[Allegiant Stadium]].<ref name=Brewer/> [[Tropicana Las Vegas]] closed after 67 years of operation. ==See also== Line 280 ⟶ 277: {{Reflist\|30em}} ==~~Bibliography~~=Works cited=== {{Refbegin}} * {{Citation Line 335 ⟶ 332: [[Category:Timelines of cities in the United States\|Las Vegas]] [[Category:Years in Nevada]] [[Category:Las Vegas–related lists]]