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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

20th century

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1900s–1950s

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See also: Las Vegas in the 1940s and Las Vegas in the 1950s
  • 1900
    • The population of Las Vegas, five years before it is founded as a city, is 22.[1]
  • 1905
    • Las Vegas is founded as a city on May 15 when 110 acres (45 ha) of land adjacent to the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad tracks are auctioned off by the railroad company. The areas that were auctioned off were situated between Stewart Avenue on the north, Garces Avenue to the south, Main Street to the west, and 5th Street (Las Vegas Boulevard) to the east and would later become the downtown area.[1]
    • San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad begins operating, linking Southern California with Salt Lake City and making Las Vegas an ideal refueling point and rest stop due to the availability of water.[2][1]
  • 1906
  • 1909
  • 1910
    • Victory Hotel in business.[4]
  • 1911
    • June 1: Citizens of Las Vegas vote 168 to 57 in favor of incorporation.[5][1]
    • June 1: Peter Buol is elected first mayor of Las Vegas, Stewart, VonTobel, McGovern and Gaughlin become city commissioner and assure a "conservative city government".[6]
"Helldorado Days. Louis Dufur, Pretty Las Vegas, Nevada. Debutante, “Sets ‘Em Up" for her Friends" at "saloon in downtown Las Vegas." The photograph is part of a series sent out by the Union Pacific Railroad's publicly department to promote the event.
  • 1920
    • Population: 2,304.[1]
  • 1930
    • Population: 5,165.[1]
  • 1931
  • 1933
    • Post Office built.[4]
  • 1934
The former Union Pacific Station in Las Vegas, c. 1940–1945
Ansel Adams photograph of the Hoover Dam, was an American landscape photographer and environmentalist known for his black-and-white images of the American West.
Binion's Gambling Hall and Hotel, known as the Binion's Horseshoe neon sign at night

1960s–1990s

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  • 1960
    • The population of Las Vegas has grown to 64,405, which represents more than 22 percent of Nevada's total population, even though with just 25 square miles it occupies less than 0.02 percent of the state's land.[1]
Plaque describing the Beatles' hotel stay in 1964. Sahara Las Vegas USA
Las Vegas Natural History Museum
Exterior and interior of the dome – Mirage casino
  • 1990
Excalibur Hotel and Casino
Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
Logo as The Source – KUNV 91.5FM TheSource

21st century

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A view from the Mandalay Bay hotel looking north in 2003
The Mirage in 2005
Paris Las Vegas in 2006
Paris Las Vegas in 2006
The Venetian in 2007
Mandalay Bay Hotel Las Vegas, photo taken on July 15, 2008
Planet Hollywood Las Vegas at night in 2009
The Paris Casino in Las Vegas & the Bellagio Fountain in 2010
Las Vegas new City Hall in February 2012
T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas
Planet Hollywood Las Vegas in 2012
The Mirage in 2012.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "History of Las Vegas". City of Las Vegas. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d Federal Writers' Project 1957.
  3. ^ a b c d "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Kurian 1994.
  5. ^ a b c d Nergal 1980.
  6. ^ Squires 1913.
  7. ^ "Y History". Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  8. ^ Fabulous Las Vegas. Beautiful America Publishing Co. 2006. p. 75. ISBN 978-0-89802-815-7. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  9. ^ a b c Pluralism Project. "Las Vegas, Nevada". Directory of Religious Centers. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
  10. ^ a b c d Mike Tigas and Sisi Wei (ed.). "Las Vegas, Nevada". Nonprofit Explorer. New York: ProPublica. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
  11. ^ "Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada". Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  12. ^ a b c d American Association for State and Local History (2002). "Nevada: Las Vegas". Directory of Historical Organizations in the United States and Canada. ISBN 0759100020.
  13. ^ "KVVU on-air date". Brainy History. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
  14. ^ a b "Movie Theaters in Las Vegas, NV". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
  15. ^ "Nevada". Official Congressional Directory. Washington DC: Government Printing Office. 1985–1986. hdl:2027/mdp.39015022208436.
  16. ^ Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990, US Census Bureau, 1998
  17. ^ "Welcome to Las Vegas". Archived from the original on January 10, 1998 – via Internet Archive, Wayback Machine.
  18. ^ Zapler, Mike (June 9, 1999). "Goodman elected in a landslide". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Archived from the original on August 18, 2000.
  19. ^ Koch, Ed; Radke, Jace (July 9, 1999). "Damage assessed, area braces for more rain". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
  20. ^ "Clinton to make call on flood aid". Las Vegas Sun. July 19, 1999. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
  21. ^ "Las Vegas (city), Nevada". State & County QuickFacts. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 18, 2009. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
  22. ^ "Nevada". Hackerspaces. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
  23. ^ "Largest Urbanized Areas With Selected Cities and Metro Areas (2010)". US Census Bureau. 2012.
  24. ^ "30 Cities: An Introductory Snapshot". American Cities Project. Washington, DC: Pew Charitable Trusts. 2013. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
  25. ^ Civic Impulse, LLC. "Members of Congress". GovTrack. Washington, D.C. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
  26. ^ "Monte Carlo will transform to Park MGM in $450M makeover". June 3, 2016.
  27. ^ "Construction progresses on Pawn Plaza, a Container Park-inspired restaurant and retail shopping complex planned by Rick Harrison of "Pawn Stars," located next to the Gold and Silver Pawn shop in d..."
  28. ^ "Chumlee finally opens Candy on the BLVD at Pawn Plaza". June 21, 2017.
  29. ^ "Chumlee's candy store cuts hours; Harrison celebrates wedding". June 30, 2017.
  30. ^ "New candy shop hits 'Pawn Stars' fave Chumlee's sweet spot". May 2017.
  31. ^ Park, Madison (June 20, 2017). "How hot is it in the West? Let us count the ways". CNN.
  32. ^ Holly Yan; Philip Victor; Darran Simon (October 2, 2017). "Weapons cache found at Las Vegas shooter's home". CNN.
  33. ^ "Country music artists pray for victims of Las Vegas shooting near concert". ABC News.
  34. ^ Lacanlale, Rio (August 24, 2020). "California woman declared 59th victim of 2017 massacre in Las Vegas". The Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  35. ^ Lacanlale, Rio (September 17, 2020). "Las Vegas woman becomes 60th victim of October 2017 mass shooting". The Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  36. ^ "6 dead in downtown Las Vegas apartment fire". Las Vegas Review-Journal. December 21, 2019. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  37. ^ nvhealthresponse.nv.gov/state-information/press-releases/
  38. ^ Stutz, Howard (October 25, 2020). "A gambler at heart: Derek Stevens opening first all-new resort in four decades in downtown Las Vegas". The Nevada Independent. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  39. ^ Velotta, Richard N.; Shoro, Mike (March 25, 2021). "Virgin Hotels Las Vegas opens, marking a return to paradise". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  40. ^ Komenda, Ed (June 25, 2021). "Resorts World, first new hotel-casino built on Las Vegas Strip in a decade, is now open. Look inside". Reno Gazette Journal. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  41. ^ a b c Brewer, Ray (February 6, 2023). "Southern Nevada's big year ahead culminates decade of growth in the Valley". VegasInc. Retrieved May 28, 2023.

Works cited

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  • George Thomas Kurian (1994), "Las Vegas", World Encyclopedia of Cities, Vol. 1: North America, Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO, p. 479+, OL 1431653M (fulltext via Open Library)
  • "Las Vegas", Re/code, 2014, archived from the original on May 15, 2015 (series of articles)
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