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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We are in the midst of an important election. Actually, that’s true almost all the time. We thought we would take you back to 1974. Fifty years ago, Nevada had one of its most significant election years. -
Willie Mays died this summer at the age of 93. If you are a baseball fan, or even if you’re not, you heard of the Say-Hey Kid. -
July 4 is a day for commemorating American independence in 1776. In 1949, in Nevada, there were some special fireworks for the occasion. Those fireworks had lasting effects. -
This year marks the centennial of John Edgar Hoover becoming the director of what was then known as the Bureau of Investigation. -
First, a warning. If you are watching your weight, this edition of Nevada Yesterdays may be a tough one for you. -
What was the first Anglo settlement in Nevada? If you ask them in Dayton and Genoa, you would get two different answers. -
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. -
Some things are hard to believe. Here’s one: March 2 marked the 25th anniversary of the opening of Mandalay Bay. -
The Tropicana almost made it to 67 years old. On April 2, two days before the anniversary of its opening, it closes. -
This year marks a pair of anniversaries. It will be 50 years since the creation of Circus Circus Enterprises and the new regime that made that hotel-casino into what it is.
