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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
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He rigged statehood eight days before the 1864 election

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Las Vegas massacre brings out worst of blogosphere

Posted on October 2, 2017 by William P. BarrettOctober 3, 2017
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Right-wing sites wrongly identified as shooter a supporter of Rachel Maddow

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Clark County, home of Las Vegas, is named for a corrupt tycoon

Posted on January 18, 2017 by William P. BarrettAugust 13, 2017
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Copper mogul William A. Clark tried to bribe his way into U.S. Senate before putting a railroad straight through the future Sin City

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