In The News: Department of History
In 1875, when Nevada was still in its infancy as a state, the seventh session of the Legislature created a fund to pay legislators, prohibited people who hadn’t received a medical education from practicing medicine and banned camels from public roads.
For some Americans, Christmas is a 365 days-a-year obsession. For millions of others, the yuletide season is a cherished annual occurrence, comprising festive meals, gift exchanges, church services, community service, and, of course, a Christmas tree. Or perhaps you’re not a Christian spiritual believer but just enjoy celebrating Christmas in a secular way, such as through decorating your home and gift-giving, and you’re just curious to learn more about its religious roots. Regardless, there’s no denying that countless people would describe Christmas as the most wonderful time of the year.
More than 1,100 North Korean troops have been killed or wounded in Russia's war on Ukraine, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff claimed Monday. Ukraine's special operations forces alleged on Sunday that Russia was providing fake IDs to North Korean soldiers to "hide its losses on the battlefield and conceal foreign presence."
Las Vegas is a city that constantly reinvents itself, transforming from a small boom town along 1900s railroads to an international gaming destination. Structures don’t stay long, razed for bigger and better casinos or shopping centers.
Las Vegas Raiders fan Ralph Sotelo went viral during the team’s Monday Night Football matchup when TV cameras panned his way while holding a sign that read: Tank for Shedeur. That clear message spread across social media as one of the few memorable moments during the Raiders 10th straight loss.
In a society focused on the new, preserving old places — from culturally important indigenous lands to historic buildings in some of Nevada’s largest and smallest cities — is a constant battle.
The new year is generally regarded as an opportunity to start fresh — resolutions abound, grand plans are launched. But in a society focused on what’s new, the preservation of old places — from culturally important indigenous lands to historic buildings in some of Nevada’s biggest and smallest cities — is an uphill battle.
When someone says they’re from Las Vegas, where do they specifically mean? The majority of the Valley lives in one of the adjacent municipalities or unincorporated Clark County. So how did we get this weird patchwork of townships and jurisdictions, and how did it set up the city and the county for their many tensions today? We’re sharing our notes in this re-airing of a popular episode — co-host Dayvid Figler talks to 51ԹϺ history professor Michael Green about the last century of Las Vegas and Clark County history, and how a city-county showdown brought us to this utterly unique arrangement.
Cowboy boots epitomize America’s approach to style. From the flat rubber-soled option yanked on in the predawn hours of a long shift to the couture-adjacent styles headed to a televised red carpet, the origins of cowboy boots “are incredibly practical,” says Deirdre Clemente, the associate director of 51ԹϺ’s public history program.
Rob Bauer, a top NATO official, has warned Western businesses to prepare for a 'wartime scenario' as global World War Three fears escalate. With strife in the Middle East, Ukraine and the recent reports that Vladimir Putin has lowered the threshold for Russia to use nuclear weapons, the possibility of a global war has increasingly been discussed in political circles.
With Russia's war on Ukraine exceeding more than 1,000 days, Joe Biden greenlighted Kyiv using American-made ATACMS missiles to strike back across the border. This sparked an angry reaction from Vladimir Putin, who retaliated by firing an intermediate-range ballistic missile in a warning to the West.
Newcomers to Nevada might be surprised to learn that the state capital is not in the more populous Las Vegas area, or even the “biggest little city” of Reno, but is instead 30 miles south of Reno and nearly a seven-hour drive from the state’s population center.