# ![@HistoryNevada Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::155069389.png) @HistoryNevada HISTORY:nevada

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### Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

"The University of Nevada Reno Wolf Pack hosted the UNLV Runnin' Rebels on Jan [--] [----]. Jerry Tarkanian's Rebels won easily 120-98. Program cover via UNR Special Collections. Note: UNLV would score 120+ points in seven games that season. https://bit.ly/3Sr6RUE https://bit.ly/3Sr6RUE"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/2014158574939931033)  2026-01-22T02:10Z 19.1K followers, [---] engagements


"Built in [----] and opened as Shorty's Bar the Hazen Store in Hazen NV west of Fallon in Churchill County was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jan [--] [----]. PDF: http://bit.ly/2Grvx9B http://bit.ly/2Grvx9B"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/2017100459757142470)  2026-01-30T05:00Z 19.1K followers, [---] engagements


"UNLV Digital Collections photo showing construction of one of the diversion tunnels at what would be the Hoover Dam as it appeared on Jan [--] [----]. https://tinyurl.com/vvex78rs https://tinyurl.com/vvex78rs"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/2017463351354527787)  2026-01-31T05:02Z 19.1K followers, [---] engagements


"Now the number one carrier at Harry Reid International Airport Southwest Airlines began regular service to McCarran International (now Harry Reid) Airport in Las #Vegas NV on Jan [--] [----]. http://bit.ly/3ozxMvn http://bit.ly/3ozxMvn"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/2017739671762309212)  2026-01-31T23:20Z 19.1K followers, [---] engagements


"Formerly the Hotel San Remo Hooters Hotel & Casino on E Tropicana just off the Las Vegas Strip held its grand opening on Feb [--] [----]. It is now the OYO Las Vegas. PDF: Note: "Where parking is always free." http://bit.ly/1BQZ54S http://bit.ly/1BQZ54S"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/2018363784360796355)  2026-02-02T16:40Z 19.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Hotel and casino developer (including Caesars Palace and Circus Circus) Jay Sarno and his then wife Joyce Sarno attend a show in Las Vegas NV (likely the Congo Room at the Sahara for Don Rickles and Bobby Vinton) on Feb [--] [----]. UNLV Digital Collections: http://tinyurl.com/333cf5ev http://tinyurl.com/333cf5ev"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/2018812430936350909)  2026-02-03T22:22Z 19.1K followers, 53.7K engagements


"Great photo of Main Street in Manhattan NV in Nye County as it looked on Feb [--] [----]. Manhattan was in a decline from its initial mining boom at the time. The town would revive in [----]. The transition from horse and wagon to automobile is evident. UNLV: http://tinyurl.com/ywz792ae http://tinyurl.com/ywz792ae"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/2018879449790550197)  2026-02-04T02:49Z 19.1K followers, [---] engagements


"On Feb [--] [----] the Territorial Enterprise in Virginia City Nevada Territory printed what is believed to be the first published article by Mark Twain. Samuel Clemens wrote the article in Carson City dated Jan [--] [----] and sent it by stage to Virginia City. http://bit.ly/Wgdsxh http://bit.ly/Wgdsxh"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/2018880323342463487)  2026-02-04T02:52Z 19.1K followers, [---] engagements


"The Las Vegas Age of Feb [--] [----] mentioned Mount Charleston (in the Spring Mountains west of Las Vegas NV) asking "Who will be the first to establish a summer camp in Charleston's groves""  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/2018889991955571123)  2026-02-04T03:30Z 19.1K followers, [---] engagements


"On Feb [--] [----] [--] year old Walter McGie of Kelso WA crashed his car through the front doors of the Edgewater Casino in Laughlin NV. Two tourists were killed and at least seven others were injured. http://bit.ly/3czXxcB http://cnn.it/2FIsE1I http://bit.ly/3czXxcB http://cnn.it/2FIsE1I"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/2018901075055808672)  2026-02-04T04:15Z 19.1K followers, [---] engagements


"The Nevada Legislature passed an Act on Feb [--] [----] to create Clark County from south Lincoln County named for US Senator for Montana and railroad builder William Clark. This took effect on Jul [--] [----]. http://bit.ly/2Eiwm5f http://bit.ly/2Eiwm5f"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/2019554582893064380)  2026-02-05T23:31Z 19.1K followers, [---] engagements


"Considered herself the first woman doctor in Nevada (with a medical degree) Dr Eliza Cook was born on Feb [--] [----] in Salt Lake City Utah Territory. Dr Cook received her degree at Stanford Medical School (1884) and practiced mostly in Carson Valley NV. http://bit.ly/2fIearo http://bit.ly/2fIearo"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/2019628682495828164)  2026-02-06T04:26Z 19.1K followers, [---] engagements


"On Feb [--] [----] the Nevada Legislature passed an Act to move the county seat for Nye County from Belmont NV to Tonopah NV. This change took effect May [--] [----]. https://tinyurl.com/4acrzeya https://tinyurl.com/4acrzeya"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/2019921529203748927)  2026-02-06T23:49Z 19.1K followers, [---] engagements


"This move came [--] years after the County Seat for Nye County was moved from Ione NV to Belmont NV. The legislature passed an Act on Feb [--] [----] to facilitate that. https://tinyurl.com/27ktypcf https://tinyurl.com/27ktypcf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/2019927638979281295)  2026-02-07T00:14Z 19.1K followers, [---] engagements


"The Feb [--] [----] Las Vegas Age reported on people getting swindled into buying in "fake townsites" that are not going to stay around. The author specifically referenced Beatty Rhyolite Searchlight Pioneer among others where people have been cheated. https://tinyurl.com/44bd382y https://tinyurl.com/44bd382y"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/2020170942237044961)  2026-02-07T16:21Z 19.1K followers, [---] engagements


"Prospector rancher Lander County Clerk (late 1870s-1880s) former owner of the Bank of Austin in Austin NV and Nevada Assemblyman (1903-07 1911-14) Joseph A Miller was born on Feb [--] [----] in New York NY. http://bit.ly/31wBc8h http://bit.ly/31wBc8h"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/2020198372762874128)  2026-02-07T18:10Z 19.1K followers, [---] engagements


""FOR SALE OR RENT: One Governor entirely new. Never drinks. In other respects however his habits are good." - Mark Twain Jan [--] [----] From an article "Doings in Nevada" speaking of James Nye in the Feb [--] [----] New York Sunday Mercury. http://bit.ly/1i6a4zq http://bit.ly/1i6a4zq"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/2020207180981338450)  2026-02-07T18:45Z 19.1K followers, [---] engagements


"John F Kennedy attended the Rat Pack show in the Copa Room at the Sands Casino in Las Vegas NV on Feb [--] [----]. There Sinatra introduced him to Judith E Campbell who became a Kennedy mistress into [----]. Allegedly. http://wapo.st/1f1Slpn http://wapo.st/1f1Slpn"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/2020215988990394771)  2026-02-07T19:20Z 19.1K followers, [---] engagements


"The first soap manufacturer in Reno editor of the Sparks Tribune (1910) and Washoe County Commissioner Patrick Howard Mulcahy was born on Feb [--] [----] in Australia. http://bit.ly/2H7AQLH http://bit.ly/2H7AQLH"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/2020242413277835611)  2026-02-07T21:05Z 19.1K followers, [---] engagements


"On Feb [--] [----] the Nevada Legislature passed an Act to create a Normal School to train teachers and establish elected Board of Regents for the University of Nevada. [----] was the first year the University offered college-level instruction. http://bit.ly/WzeGpi http://bit.ly/WzeGpi"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/2020268837183348999)  2026-02-07T22:50Z 19.1K followers, [---] engagements


"Mine owner and operator in Arizona and Nevada (1920+) Arizona State Senator (1917-18) Nevada State Senator (1923-42) and honorary PhD in Mining Economics (UNR 1957) Noble Hamilton Getchell was born on Feb [--] (or Feb 9) [----] in Oakland CA. https://tinyurl.com/56yp9br6 https://tinyurl.com/56yp9br6"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/2020286458045886534)  2026-02-08T00:00Z 19.1K followers, [---] engagements


"With the official designation by the Board of Geographic Names read into the Congressional Record on Feb [--] [----] the lake unofficially called Boulder Lake was named Lake Mead for Dr Elwood Mead Commissioner of Reclamation. PDF: Dr Mead died Jan [--] [----] https://tinyurl.com/tua4259t https://tinyurl.com/tua4259t"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/2020343721053880634)  2026-02-08T03:47Z 19.1K followers, [---] engagements


"San Pedro Los Angeles & Salt Lake RR lawyer C O Whittemore wrote to VP J Ross Clark on Feb [--] [----] regarding their Las Vegas town site and the legality of J T McWilliams "original Las Vegas town site" filed Jan [--] [----] now west Las Vegas. http://tinyurl.com/5e4bmahy http://tinyurl.com/5e4bmahy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/2020551136596676959)  2026-02-08T17:31Z 19.1K followers, [---] engagements


"Convicted in the [----] shooting death of Tom Quong Kee in Mina NV Jon Gee became the first to be executed by lethal gas in the US on Feb [--] [----] in a makeshift gas chamber (the butcher shop) at the Nevada State Prison in Carson City NV. http://bit.ly/1Fob8Ko http://bit.ly/1Fob8Ko"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/2020690094055964851)  2026-02-09T02:43Z 19.1K followers, [---] engagements


"The White Pine News out of Ely NV on Feb [--] [----] had a front page headline that stated "Ely Will Become Greatest Copper Camp in the World." "Is this an effort to boom Ely No Ely has had more of a boom in the last three months than is healthy for her." http://bit.ly/31ILClm http://bit.ly/31ILClm"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/2020699172970865035)  2026-02-09T03:20Z 19.1K followers, [---] engagements


"Built in [----] at a cost of $35000 the Nevada-California-Oregon Railroad Depot in Reno NV was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Feb [--] [----]. PDF: Note: The site is now The Depot Craft Brewery and Distillery. http://thedepotreno.com/our-story/ http://bit.ly/31IpSGg http://thedepotreno.com/our-story/ http://bit.ly/31IpSGg"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/2020711755736064491)  2026-02-09T04:10Z 19.1K followers, [---] engagements


"Filmed mostly in southern Nevada and in 16mm the movie "Leaving Las Vegas" with Nicolas Cage and Elizabeth Shue was given a limited release in the US on Oct [--] [----]. It was released nationally on Feb [--] [----]. http://bit.ly/1wAQ6Fz http://bit.ly/1wAQ6Fz"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/2020959805377216651)  2026-02-09T20:35Z 19.1K followers, [---] engagements


"The first train on the San Pedro Los Angeles Salt Lake Railroad left Salt Lake City on Feb [--] [----]. The train past just east of the original Las Vegas townsite to southern California. US Senator for Montana and builder of the railroad William Clark was on board the first train"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/2020968946200084901)  2026-02-09T21:11Z 19.1K followers, [---] engagements


"The son of Basque immigrants then US Senator for Nevada Paul Laxalt visited the Basque Studies program at the University of Nevada Reno on Feb [--] [----]. He appears to be looking at a map of Basque Country in Europe. UNR Special Collections: http://tinyurl.com/3wju5fd4 http://tinyurl.com/3wju5fd4"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/2020992305617068303)  2026-02-09T22:44Z 19.1K followers, [---] engagements


"An abandoned open pit sulfur mine the Leviathan Mine is located a few miles from the Nevada border in Alpine County CA. The site contaminates creeks that eventually flow into Carson River. Photo of mining operations at Leviathan taken Feb [--] [----]. UNR: http://tinyurl.com/eat97sxa http://tinyurl.com/eat97sxa"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/2020997967713534265)  2026-02-09T23:07Z 19.1K followers, [---] engagements


"The Nevada Legislature passed an Act on Feb [--] [----] to prevent "camels and dromedaries from running at large" on or near public highways in Nevada. I looked it up a couple of years ago. Dromedaries are Arabian camels. The law was repealed in [----]. http://bit.ly/2kZ8ppF http://bit.ly/2kZ8ppF"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/2021017940729172174)  2026-02-10T00:26Z 19.1K followers, [---] engagements


"Barbara Greenspun wife and partner of Las Vegas Sun founder Hank Greenspun and actor Chuch Norris were Queen and King of the St Rose de Lima Hospital's annual Mardi Gras Ball in Henderson NV on Feb [--] [----]. Henderson Libraries photo: https://bit.ly/3uF6j26 https://bit.ly/3uF6j26"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/2021058863655682191)  2026-02-10T03:09Z 19.1K followers, [---] engagements


"California Assemblyman (1861) arrived in Nevada in [----] and the first US Rep for Nevada (1864-65) Henry G Worthington was born on Feb [--] [----] in Cumberland MD. Worthington was also a pallbearer at President Abraham Lincoln's funeral. http://bit.ly/2K7fcZi http://bit.ly/2K7fcZi"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/2021068838729875681)  2026-02-10T03:48Z 19.1K followers, [---] engagements


"Geologist and Head of the Department of Geology MacKay School of Mines at the University of Nevada in Reno NV Dr Vincent Paul Gianella was born on Feb [--] [----] in Marysville CA. The mineral Gianellaite was named for him. http://bit.ly/2nVC42Y http://bit.ly/38eFBz9 http://bit.ly/2nVC42Y http://bit.ly/38eFBz9"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/2021075008978919670)  2026-02-10T04:13Z 19.1K followers, [---] engagements


"On Feb [--] [----] Nevada Assemblyman S G Boston of Lyon County introduced a bill in the state Legislature to prohibit the manufacture sale or wearing of hoop skirts. The measure failed to pass. http://bit.ly/39iw1v7 http://bit.ly/39iw1v7"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/2021080434977698273)  2026-02-10T04:35Z 19.1K followers, [---] engagements


"US Senator for Nevada (1905-12) George S Nixon became a member of the famed Bohemian Club of San Francisco CA and Bohemian Grove in Sonoma County CA on Feb [--] [----]. Tasker Oddie joined the following month. http://bit.ly/2UEnazN http://bit.ly/2UEnazN"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/2021084209784238323)  2026-02-10T04:50Z 19.1K followers, [---] engagements


"Less than [--] months after the devastating MGM Grand fire the Las Vegas Hilton was set ablaze on Feb [--] [----]. The fire was intentionally set though the end result perhaps unintended. Eight people died [---] more were injured. http://bit.ly/2NiL0PW http://bit.ly/2NiL0PW"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/2021272198632370406)  2026-02-10T17:17Z 19.1K followers, [---] engagements


"US Geological Survey Expedition painter Thomas Moran was born on Feb [--] [----] in the UK. His works include paintings in Nevada. Attached image: Moran painting of the Ruby Range in Elko County NV from [----]. http://bit.ly/z8dCgp http://tinyurl.com/6vh72r22 http://bit.ly/z8dCgp http://tinyurl.com/6vh72r22"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/2022063680037540310)  2026-02-12T21:42Z 19.1K followers, [---] engagements


"The University of Nevada Wolf Pack led by QB Colin Kaepernick defeated the New Mexico State University Aggies by a score of 52-6 on Nov [--] [----] at Mackay Stadium in Reno NV. It was Nevada's 500th football victory. http://bit.ly/2zTV3T2 http://bit.ly/2zTV3T2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/1991683341016526874)  2025-11-21T01:41Z 19.1K followers, [---] engagements


"The inaugural Las Vegas Bowl was held at Sam Boyd Stadium (then still called the Sam Boyd Silver Bowl) in Las #Vegas NV on Dec [--] [----]. The Bowling Green Falcons edged the University of Nevada Wolf Pack 35-34 before [-----] fans. http://bit.ly/2B92ffG http://lat.ms/2kE7VmW http://bit.ly/2B92ffG http://lat.ms/2kE7VmW"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/2001799239010291767)  2025-12-18T23:38Z 19.1K followers, [---] engagements


"Before he was head coach of the Univ of Nevada Wolf Pack football basketball and baseball teams and before he became namesake of the Lawlor Events Center Glenn "Jake" Lawlor was captain of the Wolf Pack basketball team. Jan [--] [----] Sagebrush profile: https://tinyurl.com/3zpuucks https://tinyurl.com/3zpuucks"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/2010527272693006640)  2026-01-12T01:40Z 19.1K followers, [---] engagements


"Death Valley Scotty was "hooted" off stage in Goldfield NV according to the Feb [--] [----] Tonopah Bonanza. Scotty delivered ""bull" in quantities too large to suit the Goldfielders." https://tinyurl.com/yy3wp3nf https://tinyurl.com/yy3wp3nf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/2019951270837309741)  2026-02-07T01:48Z 19.1K followers, [---] engagements


"Alta California of Feb [--] [----] reported from Treasure City NV of snow with drifts of two to three feet and a new dance house the "hurdy-gurdy" which was "five females and about one hundred males in the basement of Wells Fargo & Co's Express office." http://bit.ly/1K5Qzta http://bit.ly/1K5Qzta"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/2019984981821649220)  2026-02-07T04:02Z 19.1K followers, [---] engagements


"Jack Entratter and the Sands Hotel hosted a Four Chaplains Memorial event at the Las Vegas Convention Center on Feb [--] [----]. The Rat Pack (Frank Sinatra Dean Martin Sammy Davis Jr Peter Lawford and Joey Bishop) performed for a celebrity audience. UNLV: https://tinyurl.com/5b4yzp5n https://tinyurl.com/5b4yzp5n"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/2020353142664335433)  2026-02-08T04:25Z 19.1K followers, [---] engagements


"On Feb [--] [----] the SS Dorchester was torpedoed in the North Atlantic. "Four Chaplains" on board - a Rabbi a Catholic Priest a Methodist and a Dutch Reformed minister - assisted even giving up their own life jackets. [---] died of the [---] on board. http://bit.ly/3cM0ozj http://bit.ly/3cM0ozj"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/2020357547988045927)  2026-02-08T04:42Z 19.1K followers, [---] engagements


"The Potosi Mine southwest of Las Vegas NV was the first lode mine in what is now Nevada started by Mormon settlers in the valley in [----]. The Feb [--] [----] Las Vegas Age noted the mine was shipping lead and zinc ore to the railroad at Arden NV"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/2021281762047934963)  2026-02-10T17:55Z 19.1K followers, [---] engagements


"The Feb [--] [----] Las Vegas Age reported that Boulder City was against the Las Vegas Wash area of the Boulder Dam Recreation Area (est 1936) now called Lake Mead NRA being transferred to the state of Nevada for a state park. https://tinyurl.com/4dncrvbr https://tinyurl.com/4dncrvbr"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/2021418931110760528)  2026-02-11T03:00Z 19.1K followers, [---] engagements


"Disgruntled employee turned arsonist hotel busboy Philip Cline [--] set fire to the Las Vegas Hilton in evening of Feb [--] [----]. He was charged with arson and homicide though the fire "wasn't meant to hurt anybody." https://tinyurl.com/ycykj4wh https://tinyurl.com/ycykj4wh"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/2021419710269755790)  2026-02-11T03:03Z 19.1K followers, [---] engagements


"Construction in Black Canyon for the Boulder Canyon Project as it appeared on Feb [--] [----]. The diversion tunnel on the Nevada side is completed. Great photo via UNLV Digital Collections: http://tinyurl.com/j2rmbxah http://tinyurl.com/j2rmbxah"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/2021420210927042584)  2026-02-11T03:05Z 19.1K followers, [---] engagements


"According to the Feb [--] [----] Free Press out of Elko NV the list of expenses for the Nevada state government as presented by Nevada State Controller J F Hallock included $56.20 for "Wild rice." http://bit.ly/2SeiQpw http://bit.ly/2SeiQpw"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/2021797661133717886)  2026-02-12T04:05Z 19.1K followers, [---] engagements


"Ed Von Tobel Sr opened a lumber yard on Main St in the new town of Las Vegas NV in summer of [----]. In this UNLV photo with his sons Jake and George he is presented with a Free Enterprise award from the Electric League of Southern Nevada on Feb [--] [----]. https://tinyurl.com/nhhn48ab https://tinyurl.com/nhhn48ab"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/2021801435764015289)  2026-02-12T04:20Z 19.1K followers, [---] engagements


"On Feb [--] [----] the Death Valley National Monument was established by proclamation of US President Herbert Hoover. Note: Death Valley was made a National Park in [----]. http://bit.ly/3HW6fA0 http://bit.ly/3HW6fA0"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/2021652960720085078)  2026-02-11T18:30Z 19.1K followers, [---] engagements


"349-room Ritz-Carlton at Lake Las Vegas NV opened on Feb [--] [----]. It first closed in May [----]. It reopened as the Ravella Hotel in [----]. Now it is the Hilton Lake Las Vegas. http://cbsn.ws/2slcNVf http://bit.ly/2H8Tkuo http://cbsn.ws/2slcNVf http://bit.ly/2H8Tkuo"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/2021790111419990480)  2026-02-12T03:35Z 19.1K followers, [---] engagements


"Proclaimed Nevada a state in [----] and thus is considered one of the greatest US Presidents (there *may* be other reasons) and the namesake for Lincoln County NV Abraham Lincoln was born on Feb [--] [----] in Hodgenville KY. https://tinyurl.com/3r278d2h https://tinyurl.com/3r278d2h"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/2022083136965009548)  2026-02-12T22:59Z 19.1K followers, [---] engagements


"Moapa River Indian Reservation in then Lincoln County now Clark County was established by US President Ulysses Grant Executive Order of Feb [--] [----]. This order actually replaced a previous one from Mar [--] [----] that set aside the land. https://bit.ly/3rMQn93 https://bit.ly/3rMQn93"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/2022151579290534157)  2026-02-13T03:31Z 19.1K followers, [---] engagements


"A groundbreaking ceremony was held for the Henderson Post Office at Market and Navy Streets on Feb [--] [----]. Dignitaries with shovels include Mayor W R Hampton US Senators for Nevada Howard Cannon and Alan Bible and US Rep for Nevada Walter Baring. https://bit.ly/3sCfVrx https://bit.ly/3sCfVrx"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/2022357601212653915)  2026-02-13T17:10Z 19.1K followers, [---] engagements


"San Francisco Bulletin of Jan [--] [----] included multiple pages on the Tonopah Mining District at Tonopah NV. I'm not sure why the headline called it "The Mecca for Gold-Seekers" as it was firmly a silver camp by then. http://bit.ly/2U3NGz3 http://bit.ly/2U3NGz3"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/2014132162509824391)  2026-01-22T00:25Z 19.1K followers, [---] engagements


"Univ of Nevada grad (1932) World War II veteran Nevada Aerospace Hall of Fame inductee and owner of the Commercial Hotel in Elko NV Newton "Newt" Crumley died in a plane crash with banker E J Questa north of Tonopah NV on Feb [--] [----]. http://bit.ly/3bmcbRz http://bit.ly/3bmcbRz"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/2021622759093322237)  2026-02-11T16:30Z 19.1K followers, [---] engagements


"Owner of Boomtown Casino University of Nevada Regent (1979-82) Nevada Lieutenant Governor (1983-87) and Mayor of Reno (2002-14) Robert "Bob" Cashell Sr [--] passed away on Feb [--] [----]. He is interred at Our Mother of Sorrows cemetery in Reno. http://bit.ly/3qbwFnc http://bit.ly/3qbwFnc"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/2021793886020980892)  2026-02-12T03:50Z 19.1K followers, [---] engagements


"An advertisement in The Free Press of Jan [--] [----] out of Elko NV showed C E Mayer's Depot Hotel offered the critical combination of "Electric lights" and "Pabst beer." http://bit.ly/2Gpj2LO http://bit.ly/2Gpj2LO"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/2015519049556623705)  2026-01-25T20:16Z 19.1K followers, [---] engagements


"UNLV Digital Collections has a photo of Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad locomotive #1 taken at Death Valley Junction CA on Feb [--] [----]. The T&T ceased operations later that year. http://tinyurl.com/4zr7m728 http://tinyurl.com/4zr7m728"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/2022114034267697531)  2026-02-13T01:02Z 19.1K followers, [---] engagements


"Union General and US Senator for Kansas James Lane introduced bill S.524 on Feb [--] [----] "to enable the people of Nevada to form a constitution and state government." This effort passed the US Senate on Mar [--]. [----] but was not addressed by the House. http://bit.ly/2o16fpq http://bit.ly/2o16fpq"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/2022149443018252405)  2026-02-13T03:22Z 19.1K followers, [---] engagements


"The inaugural North American Body Painting Championships (NABPC) began on Feb [--] [----] at the Flamingo Hotel and Casino on the Las #Vegas Strip. https://tinyurl.com/mwjfcmzk https://tinyurl.com/mwjfcmzk"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/2022155329942041022)  2026-02-13T03:46Z 19.1K followers, [---] engagements


"This blogger shared a post on Feb [--] [----] showing a few images of the old Sunset Drive-In which opened on Apr [--] [----] and closed in [----] or [----] on West Cheyenne at Allen in North Las Vegas NV. Note: It has recently been developed. http://bit.ly/1AhkSaV http://bit.ly/1AhkSaV"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/2022130032144183769)  2026-02-13T02:05Z 19.1K followers, [---] engagements


"In the Lyon County Times of Feb [--] [----] it was noted that Mark Twain during his lecture(s) on the Sandwich Islands (Hawai'i) apparently offered to demonstrate how cannibals eat their food. https://bit.ly/3jNSdUz https://bit.ly/3jNSdUz"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/2022367667714220215)  2026-02-13T17:50Z 19.1K followers, [---] engagements


"Churchill County High School grad (1999) US Army Spc Jason A Disney [--] of Fallon NV died in a heavy equipment accident at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom on Feb [--] [----]. http://bit.ly/2GbJma9 http://bit.ly/1lLWzqt http://bit.ly/2GbJma9 http://bit.ly/1lLWzqt"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/2022377733528129765)  2026-02-13T18:30Z 19.1K followers, [---] engagements


"Many in Las Vegas were too busy to travel to the Lincoln County Seat of Pioche NV to get a divorce. When Clark County was formed effective Oct [--] [----] there was a rush of divorces in this "mecca for unhappily married people." Oct [--] [----] Las Vegas Age"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/1973539152319926389)  2025-10-02T00:02Z 19K followers, [---] engagements


"The Jewish merchants of Pioche NV still took the time to recognize Yom Kippur and closed their stores for their "day of atonement" according to the Oct [--] [----] Pioche Record. http://bit.ly/2zK5LLf http://bit.ly/2zK5LLf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/1973548484948271512)  2025-10-02T00:40Z 19K followers, [--] engagements


"Born in Bolivia in [----] Comstock artist via California Cyrinus B McClellan died on Oct [--] [----] at his home in Reno NV. His time in Nevada split between Virginia City Carson City and Reno. Attached is his [----] work called "Reno Twenty Years Ago." http://bit.ly/2QkhKVt http://bit.ly/2QkhKVt"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/1973557293649174682)  2025-10-02T01:15Z 19K followers, [---] engagements


"WWE Wrestler American Gladiator and police Sergeant with the Nevada State Taxicab Authority Americo (Rico) Sebastiano Costantino was born on Oct [--] [----] in Las Vegas NV. He had a gofundme for medical expenses several years ago: http://bit.ly/2fBxIKz https://bit.ly/3ildFxP http://bit.ly/2fBxIKz https://bit.ly/3ildFxP"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/1973564339564191804)  2025-10-02T01:43Z 19K followers, [---] engagements


"Nevada Territory Governor James Nye addressed the first Legislature of Nevada Territory on Oct [--] [----] at the Warm Springs Hotel in Carson City. "I particularly recommend that you pass stringent laws to prevent gambling."- Governor James Nye http://bit.ly/1YVKzHu http://bit.ly/1YVKzHu"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/1973856109439168901)  2025-10-02T21:02Z 19K followers, [---] engagements


"Brother of former boss Nick Civella Kansas City mob boss Carl "Corky" Civella convicted of skimming from the Tropicana in Las Vegas NV died of pneumonia in prison on Oct [--] [----] at age [--]. https://bit.ly/33uqt0R https://bit.ly/2SlXmWV https://bit.ly/33uqt0R https://bit.ly/2SlXmWV"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/1973891664612896787)  2025-10-02T23:23Z 19K followers, [---] engagements


"The first school building in Las Vegas the former Salt Lake Hotel in town opened with two teachers and [--] students at the "southwest corner of 2nd and Lewis" on Oct [--] [----]. The building and remodeling cost $700. It was in use until [----]. PDF: http://bit.ly/2fRzGqz http://bit.ly/2fRzGqz"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/1973893990417379591)  2025-10-02T23:32Z 19K followers, [---] engagements


"President/Entertainment Director of the Sands and cofounder of Jewish Federation of Las Vegas Jack Entratter [--] wed actress and May [----] Playmate of the Month Corinne Cole (aka Lari Laine) [--] on or about Oct [--] [----] in Las Vegas NV. Divorced [----]. https://tinyurl.com/2w8784ns https://tinyurl.com/2w8784ns"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/1973913738555392288)  2025-10-03T00:51Z 19K followers, [---] engagements


"Six Companies had custom double decker Mack trucks they used to transport workers between Boulder City and the Hoover Dam construction site. "Big Bertha" could transport [---] men at a time. UNLV Digital Collections pic shows Big Bertha on Oct [--] [----]. https://tinyurl.com/yc2jtr5b https://tinyurl.com/yc2jtr5b"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/1973931734338248813)  2025-10-03T02:02Z 19K followers, [---] engagements


"Season [--] Episode [--] of Knight Rider "Goliath" starring David Hasselhoff first aired on Oct [--] [----]. This episode was filmed in and around Las Vegas NV including the Valley of Fire State Park Caesars Palace and a dry lake bed near Jean NV. http://bit.ly/2lVR8Qu http://bit.ly/2lVR8Qu"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/1973935001277476948)  2025-10-03T02:15Z 19K followers, [---] engagements


"Larry Holmes defeated Muhammad Ali outdoors at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas NV on Oct [--] [----]. The fight was stopped after the 10th round. "Ali is [--] years old. His mind is making a date that his body can't keep." -Larry Holmes http://bit.ly/2y77vMQ http://bit.ly/1rPGN37 http://bit.ly/2y77vMQ http://bit.ly/1rPGN37"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/1973947514715058378)  2025-10-03T03:05Z 19K followers, [---] engagements


"Animal trainer and part of the former Las Vegas-based illusionist duo Siegfried and Roy Roy Horn was born in Nordenham Germany on Oct [--] [----]. Note: Horn [--] passed away on May [--] [----] due to complications from COVID-19 http://bit.ly/17xwMNg http://bit.ly/17xwMNg"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/1974210035245830509)  2025-10-03T20:28Z 19K followers, [---] engagements


"The Oct [--] [----] Las Vegas Age described a new mining camp at Railroad Pass between what is now Henderson and Boulder City. The camp called Alunite with work done by the Alunite Mining Company "gives the impression of permanence and solidity.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/1974301709695660202)  2025-10-04T02:33Z 19K followers, [---] engagements


"California Orchardist A J Drothzen wrote to Dr J K W Bracken at the Las Vegas Ranch on Oct [--] [----] asking about work opportunities in the Las Vegas valley. "I think the Las Vegas Valley will be some kind of a resort place for sick people from the east." https://tinyurl.com/wf59yph6 https://tinyurl.com/wf59yph6"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/1974310560285298903)  2025-10-04T03:08Z 19K followers, [---] engagements


"Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval appointed Claudia Vecchio as Nevada's first Director of the new state Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs on Oct [--] [----]. Note: Vecchio resigned in [----] to become the CEO of Sonoma County tourism in California. http://bit.ly/1CE9FP0 http://bit.ly/1CE9FP0"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/1974327165639668224)  2025-10-04T04:14Z 19K followers, [---] engagements


"Presided over the divorce of Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher (1959) and Elvis and Priscilla Presley's wedding (1967) helped found the Clark County Juvenile Justice system Nevada Supreme Court Judge (1965-76) David Zenoff [--] passed away on Oct [--] [----]. http://bit.ly/1ObDnC8 http://bit.ly/1ObDnC8"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/1974514852627366065)  2025-10-04T16:40Z 19K followers, [---] engagements


"Among this set of [--] pictures taken at UNLV on Oct [--] [----] is this view of the Las Vegas Strip looking west from campus and the view through the Rod Lee Bigelow Health Sciences building under construction. UNLV Digital Collections: https://bit.ly/45ghr48 https://bit.ly/45ghr48"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/1974517437669507512)  2025-10-04T16:50Z 19K followers, [---] engagements


"Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal left a restaurant on East Sahara in Las #Vegas NV in the evening of Oct [--] [----]. When he got inside his Cadillac in the parking lot at Tony Roma's restaurant near Marie Callenders the car exploded. http://bit.ly/GCQ6iA http://bit.ly/GCQ6iA"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/1974522402382979389)  2025-10-04T17:10Z 19K followers, [---] engagements


"Rosenthal's car was destroyed in that car bomb in the [---] block of East Sahara in Las Vegas NV on Oct [--] [----]. Rosenthal was hurt but survived possibly due to a reinforced floor of his car. "Portions of Rosenthal's car were spread over a 100-yard area." http://bit.ly/2y05u6C http://bit.ly/2y05u6C"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/1974523472677368211)  2025-10-04T17:14Z 19K followers, [---] engagements


"Richard Noble in his Thrust [--] set another world land speed record at [-------] mph (average over two runs of a measured mile) at the Black Rock Desert in northwest Nevada on Oct [--] [----]. https://tinyurl.com/u7nzbtzc https://tinyurl.com/u7nzbtzc"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/1974575250399474165)  2025-10-04T20:40Z 19K followers, [---] engagements


"Justice of the Peace and postmaster in Panaca NV and Clark County Commissioner (1910-1916) Charles C Ronnow died on Oct [--] [----]. PDF: Note: Ronnow is interred at the Woodlawn Cemetery in Las Vegas NV alongside his wife Alice. https://tinyurl.com/2s3esppx https://tinyurl.com/2s3esppx"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/1974628098865037318)  2025-10-05T00:10Z 19K followers, [---] engagements


"San Pedro Los Angeles Salt Lake Railroad worker and Las Vegas weather observer J M Heaton was stabbed unprovoked on Oct [--] [----] by a drunk Finnish man who had arrived in Las Vegas only days earlier. Heaton would survive. Oct [--] [----] Las Vegas Age"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/1974873465862729752)  2025-10-05T16:25Z 19K followers, [---] engagements


"Aurora Times editor R E Draper was wounded in the foot in a duel (shotgun at [--] yards) by Dr W E Eichelroth on Oct [--] [----] at Bodie Ranch west of Aurora. "The duel had resulted from some trivial matter but Draper was crippled for life." http://bit.ly/10nJEy0 http://bit.ly/10nJEy0"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/1974881015324877073)  2025-10-05T16:55Z 19K followers, [---] engagements


""Accidents do not happen - they are caused." Basic Bombardier Oct [--] 1944"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/1975414427597041777)  2025-10-07T04:14Z 19K followers, [---] engagements


"CSI:Crime Scene Investigation aka CSI:Las Vegas (filmed mostly in California) premiered on CBS on Oct [--] [----]. The series lasted [--] seasons into [----]. http://bit.ly/1rQmXmU http://bit.ly/1rQmXmU"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/1975415022114447550)  2025-10-07T04:16Z 19K followers, [---] engagements


"Born in New Mexico in [----] arrived in Las Vegas NV in [----] the longest serving Mayor of Las #Vegas NV (1959-75) Oran K Gragson [--] passed away in a Las Vegas hospice on Oct [--] [----]. Gragson in interred at Palm Memorial Park in Las Vegas NV. http://bit.ly/2dF1kFh http://bit.ly/2dF1kFh"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/1975666506810990896)  2025-10-07T20:56Z 19K followers, [---] engagements


"Nevada Assemblyman (1971-72) Clark County Commissioner (1972-84) and son of Bertha Ronzone (matriarch of Ronzone's Department Stores) Richard "Dick" Ronzone was born on Oct [--] [----] in Manhattan NV. Advertisement from the Oct [--] [----] Las Vegas Sun. https://bit.ly/3iOJorD https://bit.ly/3iOJorD"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/1975698541659246995)  2025-10-07T23:03Z 19K followers, [---] engagements


"Nevada Assemblyman (1893-95) Elko County District Attorney (1896-98) Nevada Supreme Court Justice (1897-1902) and US Senator for Nevada (appointed 1912-13) William Massey was born on Oct [--] [----] in Oakfield OH. Oct [--] [----] Las Vegas Age article. https://tinyurl.com/4skj9bnf https://tinyurl.com/4skj9bnf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/1975712855543722326)  2025-10-08T00:00Z 19K followers, [---] engagements


"Per the Oct [--] [----] Las Vegas Age a slot machine was stolen from the Cherry Blossom Cafe in Las Vegas NV but was recovered with its bounty still inside about two miles out of town near the highway to the northwest. https://tinyurl.com/yuccbbkv https://tinyurl.com/yuccbbkv"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/1975733349114388984)  2025-10-08T01:21Z 19K followers, [---] engagements


"Washoe County District Attorney Nevada Lieutenant Governor (1975-79) and Nevada Supreme Court Justice (1989-2007) Robert E Rose was born on Oct [--] [----] in NJ. https://bit.ly/3rN7PzW https://bit.ly/3rN7PzW"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/1975737395653058648)  2025-10-08T01:37Z 19K followers, [---] engagements


"Milton Prell and Al Winter opened the Del Webb built [---] room Sahara Hotel and Casino on Las #Vegas Strip on Oct [--] [----]. It celebrated its 50th anniversary in [----]. After five years as SLS Las Vegas (2014-19) the property is again the Sahara Las Vegas. http://bit.ly/2hVjYi2 http://bit.ly/2hVjYi2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/1975739122934497592)  2025-10-08T01:44Z 19K followers, [---] engagements


"An Oct [--] [----] Reno Gazette-Journal article noted Bob Stupak's desire for a landmark structure (the Stratosphere) for Las Vegas. "I'm trying to do for Las Vegas what the Eiffel Tower did for Paris." "The plans. have met with city resistance." http://bit.ly/2HB3APF http://bit.ly/2HB3APF"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/1975744257332818394)  2025-10-08T02:05Z 19K followers, [---] engagements


"Hall of Fame race car driver Louis Meyer [--] died in his retirement town of Searchlight NV (taken to a Las Vegas hospital) on Oct [--] [----]. Meyer was the first three-time winner of the Indiannapolis [---]. He is interred in Inglewood CA. https://tinyurl.com/mr2apa4h https://tinyurl.com/mr2apa4h"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/1975761819126858159)  2025-10-08T03:15Z 19K followers, [---] engagements


"Wonderful map of the "Boulder Dam Area and Las Vegas NV" by C H Fenner from Oct [--] [----] leading up to the construction of Hoover Dam. Full image in the UNLV Digital Collection: https://bit.ly/3PL3CVr https://bit.ly/3PL3CVr"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/1975765594516693089)  2025-10-08T03:30Z 19K followers, [---] engagements


"Caliente Progress on Oct [--] [----] reported on a possible $300000 resort to be built in Las Vegas NV by railroad builder and US Senator for Montana William Clark. The original townsite of Las Vegas was just starting. [--] months before the famous auction. https://tinyurl.com/yduu7cvm https://tinyurl.com/yduu7cvm"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/1976125465544032338)  2025-10-09T03:20Z 19K followers, [---] engagements


"UNLV Digital Collections has a great set of six photographs of the Union Plaza and Hotel construction site at Main and Fremont Streets in downtown Las Vegas NV as it looked on Oct [--] [----]. https://bit.ly/3F9qZDb https://bit.ly/3F9qZDb"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/1976130498469548218)  2025-10-09T03:40Z 19K followers, [---] engagements


"This short video shows some of the floats in the parade in Los Angeles CA on Oct [--] [----] in celebration of the "new illumination the first electrical power in Los Angeles provided by generators and transformers at the Hoover Dam. VID: Including DAMsels https://bit.ly/30NfFJ6 https://bit.ly/30NfFJ6"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/1976382330840441331)  2025-10-09T20:20Z 19K followers, [---] engagements


"Charles "Pop" Squires of the Las Vegas Age attended the festivities in Los Angeles CA to celebrate the arrival of electricity generated by the Hoover Dam on Oct [--] [----]. He wrote about the events in the Oct [--] [----] Las Vegas Age. https://tinyurl.com/4bwsz3dk https://tinyurl.com/4bwsz3dk"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/1976413802687234429)  2025-10-09T22:25Z 19K followers, [---] engagements


"Cimarron High School grad former Faith Lutheran High School coach and #NFL Safety (2002-09 undrafted out of Fresno State best season was [----] with the Washington Redskins) Vernon Fox was born on Oct [--] [----] in Las #Vegas NV. https://tinyurl.com/22rmzfnm https://bit.ly/2SBFl7j https://tinyurl.com/22rmzfnm https://bit.ly/2SBFl7j"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/1976488955664388464)  2025-10-10T03:24Z 19K followers, [---] engagements


"Milton and Esther Fried opened their first Freeds Royal Pastry Shop at the Panorama Market on West Charleston in Las #Vegas on Oct [--] [----]. http://bit.ly/1cBplbK http://bit.ly/1cBplbK"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/1976804469091586352)  2025-10-11T00:18Z 19K followers, [---] engagements


"Motorcycle daredevil Doug Danger successfully jumped [--] semi-trucks at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas NV on Oct [--] [----]. http://bit.ly/2INP4BD http://bit.ly/2INP4BD"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/1976839868635660705)  2025-10-11T02:38Z 19K followers, [---] engagements


"The Huntridge Theater on East Charleston in Las #Vegas NV opened as movie theater on Oct [--] [----]. Grand opening advertisement from the Oct [--] [----] Las Vegas Age. http://bit.ly/15Xq0C9 http://bit.ly/15Xq0C9"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/1976843045741248989)  2025-10-11T02:51Z 19K followers, [---] engagements


"Moved to San Francisco CA from Nevada the previous year Mark Twain wrote of the effects of an earthquake in a Letter from San Francisco published in the Oct [--] [----] Territorial Enterprise. ". an earthquake has no friends." https://bit.ly/30RnePj https://bit.ly/30RnePj"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/1976857577834397718)  2025-10-11T03:49Z 19K followers, [---] engagements


"Oct [--] [----] was proclaimed William C Webb Day by the City of Reno NV in honor of the Reno pastor's [--] years of service to his congregation at Second Baptist Church in Reno. Webb arrived in Las Vegas in [----] and moved to Reno in the early 1960s. http://bit.ly/2p4cQ2x http://bit.ly/2p4cQ2x"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/1977098124448461224)  2025-10-11T19:45Z 19K followers, [---] engagements


"The Oct [--] [----] Las Vegas Age reported that Nevada Governor James Scrugham would be arriving in Las Vegas with officials from the US Department of Agriculture to see if Clark County is well suited for growing dates and grapes"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/1977143422881288349)  2025-10-11T22:45Z 19K followers, [---] engagements


"Brothers Edwin and William Kiel were found murdered at Kiel Ranch now in North Las Vegas NV on a windy Oct [--] [----] by Hiram Stewart son of Archibald and Helen Stewart. Given the animosity between the families this was an unbelievable coincidence. http://bit.ly/1bJXR4a http://bit.ly/1bJXR4a"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/1977150972968267899)  2025-10-11T23:15Z 19K followers, [---] engagements


"Las Vegas Metro Police Officer Marc Alan Kahre was shot and killed by the suspect he was following on Oct [--] [----]. #EOW Kahre is interred at Palm Memorial Park in Las Vegas NV. http://bit.ly/1fqZeVT http://bit.ly/1fqZeVT"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/1977158270793269751)  2025-10-11T23:44Z 19K followers, [---] engagements


"The Las Vegas High School Wildcats hosted the Kingman High Bulldogs on Oct [--] [----]. This was the first game played on the new field in Las Vegas later named after Coach Butcher. Photo of Eather Leavitt from that day. Las Vegas Age article same day. https://tinyurl.com/mrxjx3tj https://tinyurl.com/mrxjx3tj"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/1977209144299208789)  2025-10-12T03:06Z 19K followers, [---] engagements


"UNLV Digital Collections has a slightly blurry photograph in Las Vegas NV "looking west on Convention Center Drive" taken on Oct [--] [----]. One of the buildings in the middle is the Valley Bank Center. https://tinyurl.com/2hd7v67u https://tinyurl.com/2hd7v67u"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/1977215984588275951)  2025-10-12T03:33Z 19K followers, [---] engagements


"Miner in the Goodsprings Mining District and Clark County Commissioner (1918-20) John A Egger passed away at his Las Vegas home on Oct [--] [----]. He is interred at Palm Downtown Mortuary in Las Vegas NV. PDF: A photo of John remains elusive. https://bit.ly/3mMkuga https://bit.ly/3mMkuga"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/1977436604953436413)  2025-10-12T18:10Z 19K followers, [---] engagements


"Frank Sinatra began four shows in two nights at Steve Wynn's Golden Nugget Casino in downtown Las #Vegas NV on Oct [--] [----]. Image from Wynn Magazine. https://bit.ly/3ayY8sF https://bit.ly/3ayY8sF"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/1977514618814955780)  2025-10-12T23:20Z 19K followers, [---] engagements


"The Oct [--] [----] Las Vegas Age included the famous Bullfrog Mining District map shaped like a frog with Beatty NV at the heart designed by miner T G Nicklin. https://tinyurl.com/3xxnb59t https://tinyurl.com/3xxnb59t"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/1977939921877839932)  2025-10-14T03:30Z 19K followers, [---] engagements


"Nevada Highway Patrol trooper and former Fallon Police Chief Gary Gifford was shot and killed during a traffic stop at Cave Rock NV on Oct [--] [----]. #EOW A portion of Highway [--] was renamed Trooper Gary Gifford Memorial Highway. http://bit.ly/2NGd8Hy http://bit.ly/19HGrl9 http://bit.ly/2NGd8Hy http://bit.ly/19HGrl9"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/1978309860677828726)  2025-10-15T04:00Z 19K followers, [---] engagements


"On the site of the old Dunes Casino and named for the Como Lake resort town in Italy Steve Wynn's $1.6 billion Bellagio Resort on the Las Vegas Strip opened on Oct [--] [----] with an indoor atrium and outdoor fountains show. PDF: https://tinyurl.com/4fmh5v3c http://bit.ly/2CkzgFr https://tinyurl.com/4fmh5v3c http://bit.ly/2CkzgFr"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/1978506154243457066)  2025-10-15T17:00Z 19K followers, [---] engagements


"Circus Circus Enterprises opened the $390 million [----] room Egyptian-themed Luxor Hotel and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip on Oct [--] [----]. The Luxor Sky Beam built by G-Force International Ent Co was on for the 4am opening. http://bit.ly/1ttUKX3 http://bit.ly/2Ci7SaN http://bit.ly/1ttUKX3 http://bit.ly/2Ci7SaN"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/1978523768700948889)  2025-10-15T18:10Z 19K followers, [---] engagements


"UNLV Digital Collections has this great aerial photo of the Las Vegas valley as it appeared on Oct [--] [----]. That is the US Army Airfield in the distance (now Nellis AFB) and Frenchman and Sunrise mountains to the right. https://bit.ly/3S1k5HV https://bit.ly/3S1k5HV"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/1978586020665811118)  2025-10-15T22:17Z 19K followers, [----] engagements


"Chef Las #Vegas restaurant owner and member of the Nevada Gaming Hall of Fame Emeril Lagasse was born on Oct [--] [----] in Fall River MA. http://bit.ly/qZiogb http://bit.ly/qZiogb"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/1978647081016238118)  2025-10-16T02:20Z 19K followers, [---] engagements


"Flying out of North Las Vegas airport a Scenic Airlines Cessna [---] crashed on a tour of the Grand Canyon in Arizona on Oct [--] [----]. All [--] people on board perished including five European tourists. http://bit.ly/oY5n3K http://bit.ly/oY5n3K"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/1978967976045948997)  2025-10-16T23:35Z 19K followers, [---] engagements


"The Kerak Shrine Band of Reno NV performed at the Panama Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco CA (Feb-Dec 1915). This University of Nevada Reno Special Collections photo shows them at the exposition on Oct [--] [----]. https://tinyurl.com/ynhwy5su https://tinyurl.com/ynhwy5su"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/1978975494994292852)  2025-10-17T00:05Z 19K followers, [---] engagements


"Nevada Assemblywoman (1975-81) and Clark County Commissioner (1982-94) Karen Hayes was born on Oct [--] [----] in Cedar City UT. Along with that of her husband Keith her name adorns an elementary school on Twain Ave in Las Vegas NV. https://bit.ly/3T8msqa https://bit.ly/3T8msqa"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/1978981787440419022)  2025-10-17T00:30Z 19K followers, [---] engagements


"#UNLV Rebels football team played their 1st game vs Div I opponent on Sep [--] [----] a 27-7 loss to Utah State. PDF: http://t.co/IQIud0fe http://bit.ly/PCBYFC http://bit.ly/PCBYFC"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/250681074747842560)  2012-09-25T19:40Z 18.5K followers, [--] engagements


"Oct [--] [----] was last time UNLV Rebels football team defeated instate rivals UNR for Fremont Cannon. UNR won next [--]. http://t.co/xRs5pLmC http://bit.ly/RwvJVv http://bit.ly/RwvJVv"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/253197908621541376)  2012-10-02T18:21Z 18.5K followers, [--] engagements


"Marine Cpl William Salazar of Las Vegas NV died on Oct [--] [----] in action in Iraq. http://t.co/1NHB7tyH http://bit.ly/P3J5KT http://bit.ly/P3J5KT"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/258039564457897984)  2012-10-16T03:00Z 18.4K followers, [--] engagements


"UNLV Rebels Football hired Mike Sanford to take over from John Robinson on Dec [--] [----]. http://t.co/5qkWxJeu http://bit.ly/11O6KSy http://bit.ly/11O6KSy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/276891419136888832)  2012-12-07T03:30Z 18.4K followers, [--] engagements


"Assist Coach now Head Coach of Univ of Nevada Wolf Pack basketball team David Carter was born on Mar [--] [----] in CA http://t.co/rHkaHefBSr http://bit.ly/13QDvB9 http://bit.ly/13QDvB9"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/311520825490685953)  2013-03-12T16:55Z 18.6K followers, [--] engagements


"1st coach of #UNLV Rebels Football (1967-72) Bill Ireland was born in McGill NV in White Pine Co on Apr [--] [----]. http://t.co/sek9xPDRxb http://bit.ly/1889QnE http://bit.ly/1889QnE"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/328985869740544002)  2013-04-29T21:35Z 18.4K followers, [--] engagements


"Video of Las Vegas NV rally for [----] Presidential Candidate Ross Perot from Jun [--] [----] on the Pres ballot in NV. http://t.co/4avmv4xHb6 http://cs.pn/135y0Nm http://cs.pn/135y0Nm"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/341969185724829696)  2013-06-04T17:26Z 18.4K followers, [--] engagements


"UNLV Rebels football team faced their first NCAA Division [--] opponent on Sep [--] [----] a 27-7 loss to Utah State. http://t.co/Y40J5sILMJ http://bit.ly/15uMCcU http://bit.ly/15uMCcU"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/383012761556779008)  2013-09-25T23:38Z 18.4K followers, [--] engagements


"Mike Sanford was announced as new UNLV Rebels football head coach on Dec [--] [----] replacing John Robinson. http://t.co/kI1H9wgXNQ http://bit.ly/11O6KSy http://bit.ly/11O6KSy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/409055938201812992)  2013-12-06T20:25Z 18.4K followers, [--] engagements


"Mike Sanford was named new head coach the 9th of UNLV Rebels Football team Dec [--] [----] replacing John Robinson. http://t.co/ZcY4dOqENA http://bit.ly/11O6KSy http://bit.ly/11O6KSy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/541369066968350723)  2014-12-06T23:10Z 18.4K followers, [--] engagements


"UNLV Rebels football team made their 1st bowl appearance at California Bowl Dec [--] [----] a 30-13 win vs Toledo. http://t.co/70wiRT4siU http://bit.ly/IOi8IY http://bit.ly/IOi8IY"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/544538697757364224)  2014-12-15T17:05Z 18.4K followers, [--] engagements


"Nevada native Bill Ireland father of Frmont Cannon was hired as first UNLV Rebels football coach on May [--] [----]. http://t.co/nVPznwLEMv http://bit.ly/1EJd1Cf http://bit.ly/1EJd1Cf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/598212518302130176)  2015-05-12T19:45Z 18.4K followers, [--] engagements


"#UNLV Rebels football team played their 1st game vs Div I opponent Sep [--] [----] a 27-7 loss to Utah State. PDF: http://t.co/qpIAaCYrkA http://bit.ly/PCBYFC http://bit.ly/PCBYFC"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/647602764395212800)  2015-09-26T02:45Z 18.5K followers, [--] engagements


"Univ of Nevada Wolf Pack football team w/ QB Colin Kaepernick was ranked in top [--] Sep [--] 2010; 1st time in 60yrs. http://t.co/baqA7B4RwS http://bit.ly/1pi5aS4 http://bit.ly/1pi5aS4"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/648211796910862337)  2015-09-27T19:05Z 18.4K followers, [--] engagements


"On Oct [--] [----] Univ of Nevada Wolf Pack football went to Oregon & upset the Ducks 13-6. Haven't since in [--] tries. http://t.co/tRkrstvrT5 http://bit.ly/18Y2gfT http://bit.ly/18Y2gfT"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/650764901762383873)  2015-10-04T20:10Z 18.4K followers, [--] engagements


"UNLV Rebels football last played at Butcher Memorial Field (Las Vegas High) Oct [--] [----] 24-13 win vs Santa Clara. http://t.co/gNwdGzkoJE http://bit.ly/1QeFV1q http://bit.ly/1QeFV1q"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/652622114126753793)  2015-10-09T23:10Z 18.5K followers, [--] engagements


"On Dec [--] [----] Mike Sanford was named head coach the 9th of UNLV Rebels Football team replacing John Robinson. http://bit.ly/11O6KSy http://bit.ly/11O6KSy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/673686708752379904)  2015-12-07T02:13Z 18.4K followers, [--] engagements


"1st coach of #UNLV Rebels Football (1967-72) Bill Ireland was born in McGill NV White Pine Co Apr [--] [----]. http://bit.ly/1889QnE http://bit.ly/1889QnE"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/726109128465195008)  2016-04-29T18:01Z 18.4K followers, [--] engagements


"US Senator Edward Kennedy lost the Nevada Democratic Presidential Primary to Pres Jimmy Carter on May [--] [----]. http://bit.ly/jtGAYt"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/74230036072374272)  2011-05-27T21:46Z 18.4K followers, [--] engagements


"#UNLV Rebels football team played their 1st game vs Div I opponent Sep [--] 1971; lost 27-7 to Utah State. PDF: http://bit.ly/PCBYFC http://bit.ly/PCBYFC"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/780134977052807169)  2016-09-25T20:00Z 18.5K followers, [--] engagements


"UNLV Rebels football last played at Butcher Memorial Field (Las Vegas High) Oct [--] [----] 24-13 win vs Santa Clara. http://bit.ly/1QeFV1q http://bit.ly/1QeFV1q"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/785178230693175296)  2016-10-09T18:00Z 18.5K followers, [--] engagements


"VERY recent history: RT @cotsonika: The Vegas Golden Knights logo. #NHL #Vegas"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/801250504017780736)  2016-11-23T02:26Z 18.4K followers, [--] engagements


"Mike Sanford was announced as new #UNLV Rebels football head coach on Dec [--] [----]. Sanford replaced John Robinson. http://bit.ly/11O6KSy http://bit.ly/11O6KSy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/806255690012622852)  2016-12-06T21:55Z 18.4K followers, [--] engagements


"1st coach of #UNLV Rebels Football (1967-72) Bill Ireland was born in McGill NV White Pine Co Apr [--] [----]. http://bit.ly/1889QnE http://bit.ly/1889QnE"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/858357833003393025)  2017-04-29T16:30Z 18.4K followers, [--] engagements


"Nevada native Bill Ireland father of Frmont Cannon was hired as first UNLV Rebels football coach on May [--] [----]. http://bit.ly/1EJd1Cf http://bit.ly/1EJd1Cf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/863127933619232768)  2017-05-12T20:25Z 18.4K followers, [--] engagements


""What happens in Nevada should be decided by the people of Nevada." US AG Robert Kennedy from Nevada in Jul [--] [----] Reno Evening Gazette"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/887365158783385600)  2017-07-18T17:35Z 18.3K followers, [--] engagements


"On Dec [--] [----] Mike Sanford was named head coach of the #UNLV Rebels Football team replacing John Robinson. Sanford was the 9th head coach in team history. http://bit.ly/11O6KSy http://bit.ly/11O6KSy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/938459318558576640)  2017-12-06T17:25Z 18.4K followers, [--] engagements


"UNLV Rebels football team led by QB Randall Cunningham played in its first ever bowl game a 30-13 win vs the Toledo Rockets at the California Bowl on Dec [--] [----] in Fresno CA. http://bit.ly/IOi8IY http://bit.ly/IOi8IY"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/941757308295700480)  2017-12-15T19:50Z 18.4K followers, [--] engagements


"Univ of Nevada Wolf Pack football team has played against the Univ of Hawaii Rainbows every year for the last [--] years. The two first met back on Dec [--] [----] when the Pack won 14-0. It was Univ of Hawaii's "first game against a college team." http://bit.ly/2CrnpSD http://bit.ly/2CrnpSD"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/942538940275482624)  2017-12-17T23:36Z 18.5K followers, [--] engagements


"Elizabeth Potts was born Dec [--] [----] in Manchester England. She was executed in Elko County in [----] with her husband for the murder of a former boarder and remains the only woman legally executed in Nevada. Pic via Nevada Historical Society http://bit.ly/WD2TaJ http://bit.ly/WD2TaJ"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/943937945903517696)  2017-12-21T20:15Z 18.3K followers, [--] engagements


"UNLV Rebels football announced the hiring of their 10th head coach Bobby Hauck on Dec [--] [----]. He would finish his [--] year career at UNLV with a record of 15-50 (including a loss at the Heart of Dallas Bowl). http://bit.ly/RMUIHz http://bit.ly/RMUIHz"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/944725188964507648)  2017-12-24T00:23Z 18.4K followers, [--] engagements


"Alta California of Feb [--] [----] reported from Treasure City NV of snow with drifts of two to three feet and a new dance house the "hurdy-gurdy" which was "five females and about one hundred males in the basement of Wells Fargo & Co's Express office." http://bit.ly/1K5Qzta http://bit.ly/1K5Qzta"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/960995302701502464)  2018-02-06T21:55Z 18.4K followers, [--] engagements


"Matt Kenseth won the UAW-Daimler Chrysler [---] NASCAR race on Mar [--] [----] at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in North Las Vegas NV. http://bit.ly/2GZetGe http://bit.ly/2GZetGe"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/969783187500126208)  2018-03-03T03:55Z 18.4K followers, [--] engagements


"The Devils Hole Pupfish (Cyprinodon diabolis) found in Devils Hole east of Death Valley in Ash Meadows National Wildlife Reserve in Nye County was added to Endangered Species list on Mar [--] [----]. http://bit.ly/2p0m2G2 http://1.usa.gov/dPaYOs http://bit.ly/2p0m2G2 http://1.usa.gov/dPaYOs"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/972952827751555074)  2018-03-11T21:50Z 18.4K followers, [--] engagements


"Imagine walking through a canyon and finding a bullion bar. This happened twice in [----] near Pioche. In both cases the finders got $20 rewards from Wells Fargo & Co according to the Mar [--] [----] Pioche Record. http://bit.ly/2pbNuAj http://bit.ly/2pbNuAj"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/973069522352689154)  2018-03-12T05:33Z 18.4K followers, [--] engagements


"The owner of the New China Club in Reno NV Bill Fong purchased a full page pro-civil rights ad in the Reno Evening Gazette issue of Mar [--] [----] p25 in response to black people picketing his casino. ". two-thirds of my staff are Negroes." http://bit.ly/1ytrX28 http://bit.ly/1ytrX28"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/979794182255665152)  2018-03-30T18:55Z 18.4K followers, [--] engagements


"The first pro baseball game at new Cashman Field in Las Vegas NV was an exhibition between the San Diego Padres vs Seattle Mariners on Apr [--] [----]. [-----] people saw the teams battle to a 1-1 tie in [--] innings. http://atmilb.com/YOvOId http://bit.ly/2H0NxXS http://atmilb.com/YOvOId http://bit.ly/2H0NxXS"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/980583104267112453)  2018-04-01T23:10Z 18.4K followers, [--] engagements


"University of Nevada graduate (1952) and the first coach of the #UNLV Rebels Football team (1967-72) Bill Ireland was born in McGill NV in White Pine County on Apr [--] [----]. Ireland passed away in [----]. http://bit.ly/1889QnE http://bit.ly/1889QnE"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/990628047983431680)  2018-04-29T16:25Z 18.4K followers, [--] engagements


"Father of Frmont Cannon as a Nevada college football rivalry prize Nevada native Bill Ireland was hired as the first UNLV Rebels football coach on May [--] [----]. http://bit.ly/1EJd1Cf http://bit.ly/1EJd1Cf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/995339092593438720)  2018-05-12T16:25Z 18.4K followers, [--] engagements


"Long time Las Vegas headliner including the inaugural show at the Riviera Hotel and Casino in [----] and Las Vegas resident Mr Showmanship Liberace was born Wladziu Valentino Liberace on May [--] [----] in West Allis WI. http://bit.ly/1102I5e http://bit.ly/1102I5e"  
[X Link](https://x.com/HistoryNevada/status/996807551630143488)  2018-05-16T17:40Z 18.4K followers, [--] engagements

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