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Las Vegas exhibition really suggests Old Spanish Trail was much ado about nothing

Posted on November 18, 2024 by William P. BarrettNovember 18, 2024

Nevada State Museum display about 19th century route is not all that compelling

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In Las Vegas, tomorrow is Nevada Day, when Lincoln invented a state to help win re-election

Posted on October 24, 2024 by William P. BarrettOctober 24, 2024

He rigged statehood eight days before the 1864 election

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Las Vegas gains in Forbes 400 members

Posted on October 3, 2024 by William P. BarrettOctober 3, 2024

Count of local heavies rises to six

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New book about Las Vegas delivers less than promoted

Posted on September 30, 2024 by William P. BarrettSeptember 30, 2024

But ‘Vegas Concierge,’ by Brian Joseph, has its moments

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Las Vegas newspaper backing Trump posts lowest print circulation in 60 years

Posted on September 23, 2024 by William P. BarrettSeptember 23, 2024

Declining reach of Review-Journal could be factor in close Nevada presidential race

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As ‘Casino’ defined Las Vegas, so ‘The Third Man’–75 years old today–depicted Vienna

Posted on September 1, 2024 by William P. BarrettDecember 1, 2024

The two movies displayed municipal rot in vivid ways

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Like Las Vegas and the mob, Vienna still profits from the Cold War

Posted on August 12, 2024 by William P. BarrettAugust 17, 2024

History from checkered pasts continues to pay off

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How extreme heat made Las Vegas, again

Posted on July 4, 2024 by William P. BarrettJuly 21, 2024

Air conditioning turned terrible weather into another tourist attraction

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SCOTUS to Las Vegas: Drop Dead

Posted on June 14, 2024 by William P. BarrettJune 14, 2024

High Court sees no reason to stop another massacre like the October 1, 2017, tragedy that killed 60 folks on the Las Vegas Strip

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John C. Frémont’s one-night stand in Las Vegas–180 years ago this week

Posted on April 30, 2024 by William P. BarrettNovember 16, 2024

The military adventurer and war criminal disparaged local Indians and got a good bath

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Super Bowl LVIII sponsor NFL and Las Vegas share big health care woes

Posted on February 9, 2024 by William P. BarrettFebruary 10, 2024

League and Nevada poorly serve their constituencies

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Las Vegas predictions for 2024

Posted on December 14, 2023 by William P. BarrettDecember 14, 2023

Mostly satirical crystal ball ponders futures of Musk, Trump, Hunter Biden, George Santos, Oscar Goodman and much more

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With ‘Oppenheimer’ and radiation, Las Vegas stakes its claim to nuclear tourism

Posted on September 1, 2023 by William P. BarrettJuly 2, 2024

Sin City long has feasted on atomic bombs

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How extreme heat helped make Las Vegas

Posted on July 16, 2023 by William P. BarrettJuly 17, 2023

Air conditioning turned extreme weather into another tourist attraction

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‘The Green Felt Jungle’–scandalous exposé that utterly defined Las Vegas–turns 60

Posted on June 16, 2023 by William P. BarrettJuly 12, 2023

Best-selling book by Ed Reid and Oval Demaris has stood the test of time

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Category Archives: Las Vegas history

Las Vegas exhibition really suggests Old Spanish Trail was much ado about nothing

In Las Vegas, tomorrow is Nevada Day, when Lincoln invented a state to help win re-election

Las Vegas gains in Forbes 400 members

New book about Las Vegas delivers less than promoted

Las Vegas newspaper backing Trump posts lowest print circulation in 60 years

As ‘Casino’ defined Las Vegas, so ‘The Third Man’–75 years old today–depicted Vienna

Like Las Vegas and the mob, Vienna still profits from the Cold War

How extreme heat made Las Vegas, again

SCOTUS to Las Vegas: Drop Dead

John C. Frémont’s one-night stand in Las Vegas–180 years ago this week

Super Bowl LVIII sponsor NFL and Las Vegas share big health care woes

Las Vegas predictions for 2024

With ‘Oppenheimer’ and radiation, Las Vegas stakes its claim to nuclear tourism

How extreme heat helped make Las Vegas

‘The Green Felt Jungle’–scandalous exposé that utterly defined Las Vegas–turns 60

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