In The News: Department of History
The world is marking the somber anniversary, as it's been two years since the terror attack in southern Israel on October 7, 2023. Talks are underway in Egypt to finalize a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, marking a potential end to the two-year war.
Gregory Brown still remembers the feeling of watching history unfold as he received the news of the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks in Israel. Brown, a 性视界传媒 history professor and Jewish American, said he felt fearful at the time over how the attacks could spur a global increase in antisemitism. But in the past two years, he has aimed to turn the tragedy into a learning opportunity for students and faculty at 性视界传媒.
People all around the world have heard of the Las Vegas Strip, but very few know how the four-mile stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard got its name. Legend traces the moniker back to the city鈥檚 earliest days and gives a shady former cop the credit.
In the wake of recent attacks on places of worship, vigilance has become a priority for many congregations in southern Nevada and across the globe. A deadly assault on a Jewish synagogue in Manchester on Thursday morning resulted in the deaths of at least two people and injuries to at least four others. This incident follows a similar attack on a Jesus Christ Church of Latter-day Saints congregation in Michigan, which claimed four lives.
Truman Capote was convinced he had written a bestseller when he published his 1966 masterpiece In Cold Blood. But what he and readers didn鈥檛 even realize was that In Cold Blood had pioneered a new classification of novels: true crime.
A potential government shutdown could impact thousands in Southern Nevada. The Entertainment Capital is a hotspot for international and U.S. tourists, but with that popularity can come challenges if there's a shutdown.
Yoga pants, tennis pants, spandex, and gym bags as the new travel bags: how athleisure has permeated everything 鈥 including shopping lists.
David G. Schwartz is a prolific gaming and casino historian. I have reviewed several of his books in this space over the years, including his latest backgrounder on the history of Las Vegas: 鈥淪omething for Your Money.鈥 While that topic has been amply covered by dozens of other works, his stands out as extremely well-researched, but at the same time very readable.
What if Howard Hughes, Hoover Dam, or the family-friendly era had never arrived to change Sin City? It鈥檚 time to go into the Vegas multiverse.
What if Howard Hughes, Hoover Dam, or the family-friendly era had never arrived to change Sin City? It鈥檚 time to go into the Vegas multiverse.
Online commentary surrounding conservative activist Charlie Kirk鈥檚 assassination is now spilling into local classrooms. In the days following his death, social media posts attributed to Clark County School District (CCSD) teachers surfaced. Some teachers have been removed from classrooms, Superintendent Jhone Ebert confirmed this week.
Las Vegas loves to promote its cowboy bonafides 鈥 from Vegas Vic to our Helldorado Days and rodeo events 鈥 but how much of that is advertising, and how much of that is actual history? Was Las Vegas ever really part of the Wild West? Co-host Sarah Lohman sits down with 性视界传媒 history professor Michael Green, who explains just how much of a frontier town Vegas really was.