Today in Las Vegas History
Nevada Topics: Reno, NV
Historical Events
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1905-05-15 - Las Vegas Nevada founded
1946-12-26 - Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas opens (start of an era)
1953-07-01 - KLAS TV channel 8 in Las Vegas, NV (CBS) begins broadcasting
1955-01-23 - KORK (now KVBC) TV channel 3 in Las Vegas, NV (NBC) 1st broadcast
1957-09-19 - 1st underground nuclear explosion at Las Vegas Nevada
1957-12-29 - Singers Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme wed in Las Vegas
1959-02-07 - Cessna lands in Las Vegas after 65 d without landing (refuels in air)
1965-11-11 - Heavyweight Cassius Clay KOs Floyd Patterson in Las Vegas
1966-07-19 - 50 year old Frank Sinatra marries 21 year old Mia Farrow in Las Vegas
1967-05-01 - Priscilla Beaulieu & Elvis Presley wed in Las Vegas
1967-09-10 - KVVU TV channel 5 in Henderson-Las Vegas, NV (IND) begins broadcasting
1968-03-25 - KLVX TV channel 10 in Las Vegas, NV (PBS) begins broadcasting
1968-10-18 - Circus Circus opens in Las Vegas
1969-07-30 - Barbra Streisand opens for Liberace at International Hotel, Las Vegas
1980-11-21 - Fire at MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas kills 84
1980-11-21 - MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas in fire; 84 die
1981-02-10 - 8 killed & 198 injured by fire at Las Vegas Hilton
1982-11-13 - A boxing match held in Las Vegas, Nevada ends when Ray Mancini defeats Duk Koo Kim. Kim's death on November 17 led to significant changes in the sport.
1982-11-18 - Duk Koo Kim dies unexpectedly from injuries sustained during a 14-round match against Ray Mancini in Las Vegas, Nevada, prompting reforms in the sport of boxing.
1982-12-10 - Heavyweight Michael Doakes KOs Mike Weaver in 1:03 in Las Vegas
1983-04-07 - WIBC Championship Tournament in Las Vegas, attracts 75,480 women bowlers for 83-day event
1984-01-28 - Mr Glynn Wolfe marries for non-bigamous record 26th time, Las Vegas
1984-02-04 - Frank Aquilera sets world frisbee distance record (168m) Las Vegas
1985-01-02 - Nevada-Las Vegas beats Utah 142-140, highest college basketball score
1988-11-01 - Actor Jeff Goldblum & actress Gena Davis wed in Las Vegas
1990-09-10 - Hard Rock Cafe opens in Las Vegas Nevada
1992-04-05 - Dana Lofland wins Las Vegas LPGA Golf International
1992-11-09 - Howard Stern's radio show begins broadcast in Las Vegas Nevada (KFBI)
1992-11-18 - Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Las Vegas NV on KXTE 107.5 FM
1993-04-04 - Trish Johnson wins Las Vegas LPGA at Canyon Gate Golf Tournament
1993-04-04 - Wrestlemania IX at Caesar's Palace Las Vegas, Hulk Hogan pins Yokozuna
1995-07-08 - 1st CFL game between 2 US teams, Las Vegas Posse vs Sacramento Gold
1996-04-05 - John Bobbitt is put under house arrest in Las Vegas for 120 days
1997-04-27 - Las Vegas Senior Golf Classic by TruGreen-ChemLawn
1997-10-26 - Bill Glasson wins Las Vegas Golf Invitational
1998-02-11 - KVBC-FM (Las Vegas) offers Monica Lewinsky $5M for interview
2004-01-04 - Britney Spears has her surprise marriage annulled less than 55 hours after tying the knot with childhood friend Jason Alexander at the Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas
Famous Birthdays
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1906-02-28 - Bugsy Siegel, gangster created casinos in Las Vegas
1921-08-01 - Jack Kramer, Las Vegas, tennis star (Wimbledon 1947, US Open-1946)
1925-06-25 - Robert Venturi, Phila, architect (Levittown NY, Las Vegas)
1935-08-15 - Abby Dalton, Las Vegas NV, actress (Joey Bishop Show)
1941-09-02 - Tommy Aycock, Edinburg TX, PGA golfer (1994 Las Vegas Senior-5th)
1944-10-03 - Roy Horn, Las Vegas entertainer (Siegfried & Roy)
1957-02-03 - Michele Greene, Las Vegas Nevada, actress (Abby Perkins-LA Law)
1962-08-14 - Jerry Foltz, Las Vegas NV, Nike golfer (1991 Pensacola Open-2nd)
1964-07-04 - Mark Allen Slaughter, Las Vegas, guitarist (Slaughter-Stick it Live)
1965-07-10 - Scott Michael McCarron, Sacramento CA, PGA golfer (1995 Las Vegas-3rd)
1965-10-06 - Jim Sharp, US rodeo rider (Las Vegas 1988)
1966-01-17 - Trish Johnson, Bristol England, LPGA golfer (1993 Las Vegas)
1966-03-27 - Kate Donahoo, Las Vegas NV, US judoka (Olympic-92)
1968-07-21 - Robert Anthony Gamez, Las Vegas NV, PGA golfer (1990 Nestle)
1969-01-20 - Tia Marie Zorne, Las Vegas Nevada, Miss Nevada-America (1991)
1969-07-10 - Marty Cordova, Las Vegas NV, outfielder (Minn Twins)
1969-07-31 - Loren Dean, Las Vegas NV, actor (Billy Bathgate, Say Anything)
1969-12-02 - Paul Francis Stankowski, Oxnard CA, PGA golfer (1994 Las Vegas-5th)
1970-04-29 - Andre Agassi, Las Vegas Nev, tennis star (Oly-gold-96, US Open 1994)
1970-05-12 - James Michael Furyk, West Chester PA, PGA golfer (1994 Las Vegas-5th)
1972-07-08 - Brandon Rock, Las Vegas Nevada, 800m runner
1976-01-08 - Jenny Lewis, Las Vegas Nevada, actress (Becky-Life With Lucy)
Famous Deaths
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1962-09-02 - William Wilkerson, Founder of the Hollywood Reporter, The Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas and nightclubs such as Ciro's (b. 1890)
1992-03-19 - Cesare Danova, actor (Tentacles, Viva Las Vegas), dies at 66
1996-02-11 - Phil Regan, actor (Las Vegas Night, Dames, Housewife), dies at 88
1998-09-17 - Ted Binion, Las Vegas casino heir (b. 1943)
2002-06-27 - John Entwistle, bass-player with The Who dies in his sleep of a heart attack in his Las Vegas hotel room aged 57
