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Bugsy Siegel named his Las Vegas casino "The Flamingo" for the long legs of his showgirl sweetheart, Virginia Hill.
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- 1905 - May 15 - Las Vegas Nevada founded
historyorb.com - 1911 - Las Vegas is incorporated
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1932 - CORONER'S JURY PROBES FATAL DAM EXPLOSION
LAS VEGAS, Nev., June 23 - (UP) - A dynamite explosion which claimed the lives of two men and injured three others late Saturday night, near the site ...Read MORE...- 1931 - The Pair-O-Dice Club was the first casino to open on Highway 91, the future Las Vegas Strip.
In March 1931 Governor Fred Balzar signed into law the bill legalizing gambling in the state.
www.ereferencedesk.com/ resources/ state-facts/ nevada.html - 1941 - Las Vegas strip was estabished
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ usstates/ nvtimeln.htm - 1946 - December 26 - Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas opens
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www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ usstates/ nvtimeln.htm - 1956 - $200,000 FIRE SWEEPS VEGAS' BOULDER CLUB
LAS VEGAS, Nev., Nov. 26 - (AP) - One of Nevada's oldest casinos, the Boulder Club, was gutted by fire last night at a loss estimated by Fire Chief...Read MORE... - 1957 - September 19 - 1st underground nuclear explosion at Las Vegas Nevada
historyorb.com - 1959 - The longest running show in Las Vegas is the Follies Bergere at the Tropicana Hotel and Casino. It opened in 1959.
The production numbers in "Showgirls" were written specifically for the Paul Verhoeven film and shot in the Horizon Hotel at Lake Tahoe. The bulk of...Read MORE... - 1980 - November 21 - MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas in fire; 84 die
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Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
The Stardust
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Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
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1905 - May 15 - Las Vegas Nevada founded
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1911 - Las Vegas is incorporated
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1931 - The Pair-O-Dice Club was the first casino to open on Highway 91, the future Las Vegas Strip.
In March 1931 Governor Fred Balzar signed into law the bill legalizing gambling in the state.
www.ereferencedesk.com/ resources/ state-facts/ nevada.html
1932 - CORONER'S JURY PROBES FATAL DAM EXPLOSION
LAS VEGAS, Nev., June 23 - (UP) - A dynamite explosion which claimed the lives of two men and injured three others late Saturday night, near the site ... Read MORE...
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1941 - Las Vegas strip was estabished
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ usstates/ nvtimeln.htm
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1946 - December 26 - Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas opens
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1955 - Riviera Hotel became first high-rise
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ usstates/ nvtimeln.htm
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1956 - $200,000 FIRE SWEEPS VEGAS' BOULDER CLUB
LAS VEGAS, Nev., Nov. 26 - (AP) - One of Nevada's oldest casinos, the Boulder Club, was gutted by fire last night at a loss estimated by Fire Chief... Read MORE...
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1957 - September 19 - 1st underground nuclear explosion at Las Vegas Nevada
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1959 - The longest running show in Las Vegas is the Follies Bergere at the Tropicana Hotel and Casino. It opened in 1959.
The production numbers in "Showgirls" were written specifically for the Paul Verhoeven film and shot in the Horizon Hotel at Lake Tahoe. The bulk of... Read MORE...
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1980 - November 21 - MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas in fire; 84 die
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