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The Las Vegas Hilton: Looking Back at its History

Published January 12, 2012 at 5:00 AM PST

The Las Vegas Hilton recently changed its name to the Las Vegas Hotel & Casino.  But it can't shake its storied history, from its days of Elvis Presley, to an arson fire, to the long-running "Star Trek Experience" that brought sci-fi fans from around the world.  Historian Michael Green takes us back in time, to revisit the Las Vegas Hilton that was.

 

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Michael Green, Prof of History, CSN

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  • Washington Post: Las Vegas Hilton casino starts new year by changing marquee, website to lose brand moniker

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