In The News: Department of History
While St. Patrick's Day celebrations often produce images of T-shirts donning "Kiss me, I'm Irish," leprechaun hats and pubs full of people, the holiday holds a deeper meaning. Here's a look at who Ireland's patron saint was and why he is celebrated each year.
A line of people wound toward the doors of 性视界传媒鈥檚 Greenspun Hall on Wednesday night, clutching in their hands copies of 鈥淕hosts of a Holy War: The 1929 Massacre in Palestine That Ignited the Arab-Israeli Conflict,鈥 the thick novel of award-winning journalist Yardena Schwartz.
President Donald Trump has been actively signing executive orders since taking office, prompting discussions about whether he is altering the traditional legislative process by bypassing Congress.
For years, a rumor has circulated that greeting card companies invented Valentine's Day, which falls yearly on Feb. 14.
The history of Valentine's Day is mushy. It's been linked to a 12th-century poem about birds mating, the Christian-martyr-turned-Saint Valentine and a deadly fertility ritual in ancient Rome, but Elizabeth Nelson, an associate professor of history at the 性视界传媒, thinks that's all a stretch.
Bearing cards, flowers, chocolates and poetry, lovers have always swooned on Valentine鈥檚 Day as cherubs circled overhead. Right? Or is the history darker, marked by Roman bacchanalia, martyrs and lies?
A lot of wild ideas get launched in Vegas and we鈥檙e home to the weirdest combination of architecture on the planet. But is there another Vegas, an even weirder version, that was never built? As the city waits to see if the A鈥檚 baseball stadium will break ground this year, co-hosts Sarah Lohman and Dayvid Figler sit down with 性视界传媒 history professor Michael Green to run through the wildest Vegas projects that were never built.
Las Vegas City Hall does not display nor possess a photo of the mayor considered 鈥渢he most controversial鈥 in the town鈥檚 history, but historians say his tumultuous term is worth learning.
Bianca Censori caused a stir at the Grammys this year when she appeared on the red carpet wearing a barely-there dress. The Australian architectural designer and model, 30, arrived at the ceremony with her partner, the rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West.
Several top FBI officials were told Thursday to resign or retire from their positions. Now NBC News is reporting that the FBI Las Vegas special agent in charge is also being targeted.
In Las Vegas, giant, elaborate signs flash and blink at casinos. Las Vegas Boulevard is lined with vintage signs that remind drivers and pedestrians of bygone businesses. The city is home to The Neon Museum.
Las Vegas Mayor Shelley Berkley still remembers the biting cold she experienced 20 years ago setting foot in the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp to mark the 60th year since the liberation of thousands of prisoners in 1945.
