News: Department of History

Historian Michael Green on some of our greatest (depending on how you look at it) political leaders.

With the help of clothing connoisseur Corinne Sidney, 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ graduate students get a lesson in fashion and history. Take a peek inside her legendary closet.

Professor Lynn Comella hits on the highlights of the city's brothel history — from the rise of Block 16 to the raid on Roxie's.

Here's how McCarran went from a dusty stop on the Transcontinental Airmail Route to a major international airport.

Here's a touching story from our archives about beloved professor Hal Rothman's losing battle with ALS. It's worth a read even if you didn't know his prolific work.

Area 51, global climate change, archaeology and American fashion among topics discussed at free public lectures.

From Mark Twain to Hank Greenspun, Nevada journalists both recorded history and changed it. Alumnus and historian Michael Green lists his favorites.

From ending discriminatory practices to shedding light on education and social issues, Nevada women have challenged the status quo and made Nevada a better place.

Long before airline travel became ordinary, Nevada visionaries foresaw the critical role it would play in the state's economic health.

William Bauer Jr. and Julia Sun-Joo Lee Named Emerging Scholars Under 40 by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education Magazine.

Meet four recipients of 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ’s most prestigious graduate fellowships and learn about their research and their gratitude for the funding that made it possible.

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ history professor Michelle Tusan explores the influence of geopolitics in the formation of the modern-day Middle East and the sectarian and humanitarian conflicts that have resulted from western intervention.