Timeline of Las Vegas
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.
20th century
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1900s-1950s
- 1905 - San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad begin operating.[1]
- 1906 - Las Vegas & Tonopah Railroad built.[1]
- 1909
- Las Vegas becomes seat of Clark County.[1]
- Clark County Review newspaper begins publication.[2]
- 1911 - Peter Buol becomes mayor.[3]
- 1929 - Las Vegas Evening Review and Journal newspaper in publication.[2]
- 1934 - Helldorado festival begins.
- 1940 - Las Vegas Union Pacific Station built.[1]
- 1950 - Las Vegas Morning Sun newspaper begins publication.[2]
- 1957 - University of Nevada, Las Vegas established.
- 1959 - Oran K. Gragson becomes mayor.
1960s-1990s
- 1966 - Aladdin casino in business.
- 1981 - Cinedome movie theatre in business.[4]
- 1983 - Harry Reid becomes U.S. representative for Nevada's 1st congressional district.[5]
- 1985 - Paradise 6 cinema in business.[4]
- 1989 - Mirage casino in business.
- 1993
- MGM Grand, Treasure Island, and Luxor casinos in business.
- Las Vegas Business Press begins publication.[2]
- 1996
- September: Murder of Tupac Shakur.
- Stratosphere and Monte Carlo casinos in business.
- Las Vegas CityLife newspaper begins publication.
- 1997 - New York-New York Hotel & Casino in business.
- 1998
- Bellagio (hotel and casino) in business.
- Las Vegas Weekly newspaper begins publication.
- 1999
- Mandalay Bay, Venetian, and Paris casinos in business.
- Oscar Goodman becomes mayor.
21st century
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- 2000 - Aladdin Casino rebuilt.
- 2001 - Palms Casino in business.
- 2005 - Wynn casino in business.
- 2007 - Palazzo casino in business.
- 2008 - Encore casino in business.
- 2009 - CityCenter opens.
- 2010 - Cosmopolitan casino in business.
- 2011
- Carolyn Goodman becomes mayor.
- Population: 589,317; metro 1,969,975.[6]
- 2013 - Steven Horsford becomes U.S. representative for Nevada's 4th congressional district.[7]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Federal Writers' Project (1957), "Las Vegas", Nevada: A Guide to the Silver State, American Guide Series, Portland, Or.: Binfords & Mort
{{citation}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c d "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
- ^ C.P. Squires (1913), "Clark County", in Sam P. Davis (ed.), History of Nevada, Reno, Nevada: Elms Publishing Co., OCLC 7990365
{{citation}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "Movie Theaters in Las Vegas, NV". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
- ^ "Nevada". Official Congressional Directory. Washington DC: Government Printing Office. 1985–1986.
{{cite book}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: date format (link) - ^ "30 Cities: An Introductory Snapshot". American Cities Project. Washington, DC: Pew Charitable Trusts. 2013. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
- ^ Civic Impulse, LLC. "Members of Congress". GovTrack. Washington, D.C. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Las Vegas.
- Digital Public Library of America. Items related to Las Vegas, various dates
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