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Nevada Yesterdays
History and folklore of Nevada, written by Associate Professor Michael Green of UNLV, and narrated by former Senator Richard Bryan. Supported by Nevada Humanities and dedicated to the memory of historian Frank Wright. (All segments prior to August 2003 were written by Wright.)
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First, a warning. If you are watching your weight, this edition of Nevada Yesterdays may be a tough one for you.
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What was the first Anglo settlement in Nevada? If you ask them in Dayton and Genoa, you would get two different answers.
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In 1949, the Desert Sea News Bureau was born. Three quarters of a century later, we know it better as the Las Vegas News Bureau.
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Some things are hard to believe. Here’s one: March 2 marked the 25th anniversary of the opening of Mandalay Bay.
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Have you been to Great Basin National Park? If not, you’re missing a place of incredible beauty, from Wheeler Peak to the Bristlecone Pines. But an…
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The feathers may be gone, but the memories remain.Jubilee at Bally’s closed in February after 34 years. It was the longest-running show on the Strip. It…
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In recent months, you’ve heard stories about whether the Oakland A’s might move their major league baseball franchise to Las Vegas. Seventy-five years…
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Imagine traveling down the Colorado River from Wyoming all the way down to where the Colorado and Virgin Rivers meet. Now imagine doing it 150 years ago,…
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January 18, 2017, marks an anniversary. On that day, the Nevada legislature completed the state. If that sounds strange, well, it is.Congress approved the…
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This aired in Feb. 2021.This year marks the 50th anniversary of one of those odd laws that makes Nevada all the more interesting. It made prostitution…