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.)
Latest Episodes
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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…
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Trivia question: how many counties does Nevada have? It’s tricky. We have 17, but one county, Ormsby, was consolidated with Carson City. It’s the fiftieth…
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May 16 marks the centennial of the birth of Liberace. He was called Mr. Showmanship. He may have invented the term … or maybe the term was invented for…
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Originally published Aug. 15, 2019. Las Vegas has been known, unfairly, for blowing up its past. We’ve lost some buildings we wish could have been…