In The News: Department of History
Since the 2010s, a picture has permeated corners of the internet purportedly showing two women adorned with large "blizzard cones" to protect their faces from a snowstorm.
Local voices are speaking out after former President Donald Trump turned himself into Fulton County Jail on Thursday.
As its water level drops, multiple human remains have already been found in Lake Mead. Many believe that more are waiting to be discovered.
As its water level drops, multiple human remains have already been found in Lake Mead. Many believe that more are waiting to be discovered.
Dressing comfortably daily was not just an effect of the pandemic. Various social and economic factors have ensured that 'athleisure' (sportswear worn daily) is blowing up traditional dress codes.
Southern Paiute artist/activist Fawn Douglas and 51ԹϺ associate professor A.B. Wilkinson have made more than a gallery in Nuwu Art. They’ve made a space for women, indigenous folk and people of color to embrace and share their creativity and to be heard and understood. It’s a bridge to link us together.
Tarkanian's fast and quick coaching style earned the program a new name, "The Runnin' Rebels." His impact went beyond the basketball court.
This Las Vegas highway has so many names, it causes headaches for drivers.
While arcades are making a comeback across the U.S., they have been a mainstay in Las Vegas as many major casinos both on and off the Strip have long had some sort of arcade.
Sure, in the ’50s, he bought contracts to fix sporting events, earning multiple sports-bribery indictments. And sure, he was a suspect in multiple business and car bombings in Miami in the ’60s, which is allegedly why he fled to Las Vegas in 1968 in the first place. But Frank “Lefty” Rosenthal was also the very first operator of a Las Vegas Strip resort to hire female dealers for table games, which makes him a champion for women’s rights. And that makes up for at least some of the bad stuff in his legacy, right?
Across the Las Vegas valley, many parks, trails and roadways are named for Nevadans. Some of them came to Southern Nevada before Las Vegas was founded, and at least one is still practicing law in town.
Having grown up in Southern Nevada and spent a lot of time visiting, teaching and writing about Hoover Dam, I admire it and the people who built it.