It happened in Las Vegas
Subtitle: twenty-five remarkable events that shaped history
By: Paul W. Papa.
Series: It happened in series; It happened in series
Publisher: Globe Pequot Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Guilford, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 158
ISBN-13: 9780762750177
Subjects: Las Vegas (Nev.) -- History -- Anecdotes; Las Vegas (Nev.) -- Biography -- Anecdotes; Las Vegas (Nev.) -- Social life and customs -- Anecdotes
Genres: Anecdotes; Biography
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Mormons arrive in Las Vegas, 1855; title: The sale of Las Vegas...again? 1905; title: This is Sam's town, 1906; title: Bootleg Canyon, 1920; title: Early man discovered in Las Vegas, 1930; title: A town prepares for the dam, 1930; title: The first casinos, 1931; title: Vegas helps the war effort, 1941; title: Block 16 comes to an end, 1942; title: The mob comes to town, 1945; title: A mushroom-shaped cloud in the distance, 1951; title: A five-month showdown, 1951; title: The king bombs, 1956; title: A search for showgirls, 1957; title: The summit, 1960; title: A mysterious billionaire refuses to leave, 1966; title: An Evel jump, 1967; title: A casino catches fire, 1980; title: The casino industry gets a makeover, 1988; title: PEPCON explosion, 1988; title: Hell on the streets, 1992; title: Gang members terrorize the Strip, 1994; title: The one hundred year flood, 1999; title: Tiger attack on the Strip, 2003; title: A British battleship blows up the dunes, 2003; title: Las Vegas facts and trivia.