Timeline of Las Vegas

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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. The Spanish Trader Antonio Armijo led a 60-man party along the Spanish Trail to Los Angeles, California in 1829 and found a natural steam water Land that was named Las Vegas.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by with reliable sources.

20th century[]

1900s–1950s[]

See also: Las Vegas in the 1940s and Las Vegas in the 1950s
  • 1900
    • The population of Las Vegas, six years before it is founded as a city, is 22.[1]
  • 1905
    • Las Vegas is founded as a city on May 15 when 110 acres (45 ha) of land adjacent to the Union Pacific Railroad tracks are auctioned off by the railroad company. The areas that were auctioned off were situated between Stewart Avenue on the north, Garces Avenue to the south, Main Street to the west, and 5th Street (Las Vegas Boulevard) to the east and would later become the downtown area.[1]
  • 1905
  • 1906
    • Las Vegas & Tonopah Railroad built.[2]
  • 1909
  • 1910
    • Victory Hotel in business.[4]
  • 1911
    • June 1: Citizens of Las Vegas vote 168 to 57 in favor of incorporation.[5][1]
    • June 1: Peter Buol is elected first mayor of Las Vegas, Stewart, VonTobel, McGovern and Gaughlin become city commissioner and assure a "conservative city government".[6]
  • 1920
    • Population: 2,304.[1]
  • 1930
    • Population: 5,165.[1]
  • 1931
  • 1933
    • Post Office built.[4]
  • 1934
  • 1940
    • Population: 8,422.[1]
    • Las Vegas Union Pacific Station built.[2]
  • 1941
  • 1943
    • Las Vegas YMCA active.[7]
  • 1944
    • Huntridge Theatre built.[4]
  • 1946
  • 1950
  • 1951
  • 1952
  • 1953
    • City of Henderson chartered in vicinity of Las Vegas.
    • KLAS-TV, Las Vegas' first television station, signs on the air.
  • 1955
    • Riviera Hotel and Casino in business.
    • Las Vegas' second television station, KLRJ-TV (now KSNV), signs on from Henderson; it will move to Las Vegas by the end of the year.
  • 1956
  • 1957
  • 1958
    • Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada established.[10]
  • 1959

1960s–1990s[]

21st century[]

See also[]

References[]

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  2. ^ a b c d Federal Writers' Project 1957.
  3. ^ a b c d "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Kurian 1994.
  5. ^ a b c d Nergal 1980.
  6. ^ Squires 1913.
  7. ^ "Y History". Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  8. ^ a b c Pluralism Project. "Las Vegas, Nevada". Directory of Religious Centers. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
  9. ^ a b c d Mike Tigas and Sisi Wei (ed.). "Las Vegas, Nevada". Nonprofit Explorer. New York: ProPublica. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
  10. ^ "Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada". Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  11. ^ a b c d American Association for State and Local History (2002). "Nevada: Las Vegas". Directory of Historical Organizations in the United States and Canada. ISBN 0759100020.
  12. ^ "KVVU on-air date". Brainy History. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
  13. ^ a b "Movie Theaters in Las Vegas, NV". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
  14. ^ "Nevada". Official Congressional Directory. Washington DC: Government Printing Office. 1985–1986. hdl:2027/mdp.39015022208436.
  15. ^ Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990, US Census Bureau, 1998
  16. ^ "Welcome to Las Vegas". Archived from the original on January 1998 – via Internet Archive, Wayback Machine.
  17. ^ "Las Vegas (city), Nevada". State & County QuickFacts. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 18, 2009. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
  18. ^ "Nevada". Hackerspaces. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
  19. ^ "Largest Urbanized Areas With Selected Cities and Metro Areas (2010)". US Census Bureau. 2012.
  20. ^ "30 Cities: An Introductory Snapshot". American Cities Project. Washington, DC: Pew Charitable Trusts. 2013. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
  21. ^ Civic Impulse, LLC. "Members of Congress". GovTrack. Washington, D.C. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
  22. ^ "Monte Carlo will transform to Park MGM in $450M makeover". June 3, 2016.
  23. ^ Park, Madison. "How hot is it in the West? Let us count the ways". CNN.
  24. ^ Holly Yan; Philip Victor; Darran Simon. "Weapons cache found at Las Vegas shooter's home". CNN.
  25. ^ "Country music artists pray for victims of Las Vegas shooting near concert". ABC News.
  26. ^ Lacanlale, Rio (August 24, 2020). "California woman declared 59th victim of 2017 massacre in Las Vegas". The Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  27. ^ Lacanlale, Rio (September 17, 2020). "Las Vegas woman becomes 60th victim of October 2017 mass shooting". The Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  28. ^ "6 dead in downtown Las Vegas apartment fire". Las Vegas Review-Journal. December 21, 2019. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  29. ^ Stutz, Howard (October 25, 2020). "A gambler at heart: Derek Stevens opening first all-new resort in four decades in downtown Las Vegas". The Nevada Independent. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  30. ^ Velotta, Richard N.; Shoro, Mike (March 25, 2021). "Virgin Hotels Las Vegas opens, marking a return to paradise". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  31. ^ Komenda, Ed (June 25, 2021). "Resorts World, first new hotel-casino built on Las Vegas Strip in a decade, is now open. Look inside". Reno Gazette Journal. Retrieved August 8, 2021.

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