In The News: Department of History
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 鈥渂iggest little city鈥 of Reno, but is instead 30 miles south of Reno and nearly a seven-hour drive from the state鈥檚 population center.
Just one day after 57 Culinary Union members were arrested in a civil disobedience act to get higher wages, many were back to strike outside Virgin Hotels for the eighth day in a row.
Newcomers to Nevada might be surprised to learn the state鈥檚 capital isn鈥檛 in the most populous area of Las Vegas, or even the 鈥渂iggest little city鈥 of Reno, but is instead 30 miles south of Reno and a nearly seven-hour drive from the state鈥檚 population center.
鈥淭he Holocaust: Reconstructing Shattered Humanity鈥 is now on display at the Governor鈥檚 office located off Bermuda Road and Harrah鈥檚 Court, south of Harry Reid International Airport. Heidi Straus is the president of the Nevada Center for Humanity and curator of all the artifacts. She鈥檚 teamed up with 性视界传媒 grad students to display the collection. Straus has spent years gathering never before seen items.
A new exhibit on the Holocaust has opened at the Nevada governor's office in Las Vegas. Gov. Joe Lombardo's office, the Nevada Center for Humanity, and the 性视界传媒 Reid Public History Institute hosted an open house Tuesday for the exhibit, titled "The Holocaust: Reconstructing Shattered Humanity."
It鈥檚 hard to imagine Las Vegas casino behemoth MGM Resorts International associated with failure. But the company鈥檚 33-acre MGM Grand Adventures theme park, which first opened Dec. 18, 1993, and closed less than seven years later, has to qualify as one of the city鈥檚 historic flops.
It鈥檚 hard to imagine Las Vegas casino behemoth MGM Resorts International associated with failure. But the company鈥檚 33-acre MGM Grand Adventures theme park, which first opened Dec. 18, 1993, and closed less than seven years later, has to qualify as one of the city鈥檚 historic flops.
Nevada鈥檚 landscapes are etched with stories, from sprawling mountains to stretches of arid desert, all bearing traces of a past too often forgotten in today鈥檚 rush to the future.
Did recent beauty and style trends that evoke 鈥渙ld money,鈥 the pastoral past and the 鈥渃lean girl鈥 aesthetic predict Donald Trump鈥檚 reelection? Quite possibly, at least if you ask the internet鈥檚 fashion girlies.
Cashman Center never caught on as a premier Las Vegas destination. Located in the Cultural Corridor in Downtown Las Vegas, the 50-acre center, which includes a theater, warehouse showrooms and a field, is up for auction starting at $33.95 million.
History junkies, gather 鈥榬ound. 性视界传媒-based Preserve Nevada released its annual list of the state鈥檚 most endangered historic places, making a point to include the Old Mormon Fort. While protected as a state park, the pace of surrounding development is prompting concern. The list also mentions frontier cemeteries, neglected historical markers, and vintage theaters (referencing the Huntridge) in broad terms, while singling out specific structures in various corners of the Silver State.