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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Last time, we were talking about Harry Reid. He and I had something else in common: we both lost elections in 1974. Both of us got over it.In Harry’s… -
Harry Reid recently lost a four-year battle with pancreatic cancer. If Harry was going to lose, his opponent was going to get a hard-earned victory. He… -
Over the years, Nevada and especially Las Vegas became known for major boxing matches. Think of Muhammad Ali or Larry Holmes or Sugar Ray Leonard, Roberto… -
We recently said goodbye to 2021. But before it’s too far behind, we wanted to talk about an anniversary at the end of the year. The Flamingo Hotel turned… -
A Las Vegas hotel-casino recently celebrated its diamond jubilee. The Golden Nugget is seventy-five.The old sign above the property had 1905 on it. That… -
I lost a friend not long ago, and so did Nevada.I knew Jim Bilbray for more than seventy years. He was born in Las Vegas. We first got to know each other… -
This summer marks the 50th anniversary of a major event that should have had a greater impact than it did, but still mattered. We mean the 1971 consent… -
Last time, we were talking about the group that built the Union Plaza—Frank Scott, Sam Boyd, Jackie Gaughan, and Kell Houssels, Junior, along with… -
This year we mark a golden anniversary: The Union Plaza opened on July 2, 1971. It has quite a history … and so does its location.The address Number One… -
This year, there’s a diamond jubilee going on just north of our studios. It’s the seventy-fifth birthday of the City of North Las Vegas, incorporated on…
