In The News: Department of History
At over $1 billion, the Mega Millions jackpot is among the largest lottery prizes ever up for grabs, making it the latest focus of lotteries that have been conducted in the U.S. and around the world for centuries.
At over $1 billion, the Mega Millions jackpot is among the largest lotter prizes ever up for grabs, making it the latest focus of lotteries that have been conducted in the U.S. and around the world for centuries.
Authorities found a set of human remains at Lake Mead in Nevada on Monday. It's the third set of remains found in as many months.
What happens in Vegas is often fake news. A surprising number of alternative facts about the gambling capital of the world continue to resonate across pop culture with little relevance to reality.
The architect’s achievements transformed the landscape of Nevada but were obscured by racism. Janna Ireland’s exhibition changes that.
On Friday and over the weekend, Northern Nevadans met at the U.S. District Courthouse in Reno to protest the recent Supreme Court decision striking down Roe v. Wade. Indivisible Northern Nevada and the Wild West Access Fund spread the word about the first protest which attracted a large crowd. The fund is a mutual aid group aimed at gathering and giving out resources for people looking to get abortions throughout the West.
Some 1,000 players are expected to take part in the event at the downtown Las Vegas gaming venue.
The Mirage volcano wasn’t designed to be iconic. It wasn’t intended to inspire imitators and ultimately change the face of the Strip. It was built to obstruct the view of other casinos.
Fifty years since it ignited Washington, the Watergate affair remains a cautionary tale on the threat of untrammeled presidential power and the yardstick against which all other political scandals are judged.
Fifty years after it set Washington on fire, the Watergate affair remains an instructive story about the threat of unfettered presidential power and the yardstick by which all other political scandals are judged.
Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, journalists who publicized the scandal that led to Richard Nixon's departure from power, talk about the parallels with Donald Trump.
Some historians believe that the story of former US President Richard Nixon will be overshadowed by what is happening with Donald Trump.