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Timeline of Las Vegas
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20th century
1900s–1950s
- 1900
- Five years before the township was founded, the population was 22 people.[1]
- 1902
Las Vegas Ranch, early 1900s - Senator William A. Clark’s San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad (SPLA&SL) acquired Helen J. Stewart’s Las Vegas Ranch, obtaining right of way for the railroad line and facilities. Las Vegas was chosen as the division point for its water resources.[2]
- 1905
Three buildings visible in McWilliams' townsite in 1905. - January, In competition with the SPLA&SL Railroad, J. T. McWilliams sold subdivisions of 80 acres (0.32 km2)[3] called "McWilliams Original Las Vegas Townsite"[2] in the area of today's Historic West Side.
- February, San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad begins operating.[4][1][5]
- May 15, The land auction for Clark's Las Vegas Townsite by SPLA&SL Railroad, selling subdivisions of 1,800 acres (7.3 km2), marks the beginning of modern Las Vegas.[2]
- 1906
- Hotel Nevada opens,[6][2] later known as Golden Gate Hotel
- Las Vegas and Tonopah Railroad built.[4]
- 1908
- 1909
- Las Vegas becomes seat of Clark County.[4]
- Clark County Review newspaper begins publication.[8]. It later evolves into Las Vegas Evening Review and Journal.
- 1910
- Victory Hotel opens.[9]
- 1911
- June 1: City of Las Vegas incorporated after citizens vote 168 to 57 in favor.[10][1] Peter Buol is elected first mayor of Las Vegas, Stewart, VonTobel, McGovern and Gaughlin become city commissioners.[11]
- 1920
- Population: 2,304.[1]
- 1930
"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. - Population: 5,165.[1]
- 1931
- Gambling legalized by the state of Nevada.[10]
- Hoover Dam construction begins near Las Vegas.[10]
- 1933
- Post Office built.[9]
- 1935
- Helldorado festival begins.[2]
- 1940
The former Union Pacific Station in Las Vegas, c. 1940–1945 - Population: 8,422.[1]
- Las Vegas Union Pacific Station built.[4]
- 1941
- Las Vegas Army Airfield activated.
- El Rancho Vegas opens on US Route 91, south of Las Vegas, now recognized as the first resort on the Las Vegas Strip. El Rancho, El Cortez (1941), and Hotel Last Frontier (1942) mark the beginning of Las Vegas's new hospitality industry.[2]
- 1943
- Las Vegas YMCA active.[12]
- 1944
- Huntridge Theater opens.[9]
- 1946
- Flamingo Hotel[9] and Golden Nugget casino open.
- 1948
- The Desert Sea News Bureau, later renamed the Las Vegas News Bureau, is established to promote Las Vegas tourism.[2]
- 1950
- Population: 24,624.[1]
- U.S. military Nellis Air Force Base dedicated.
- Las Vegas Morning Sun newspaper begins publication.[8]
- Desert Inn casino opens.
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- 1951
- Binion's Horseshoe casino opens.
- 1952
- Unitarian Universalist congregation founded.[13]
- Sahara Hotel and Casino and Sands Hotel and Casino opens.
- 1953
- 1955
- Riviera Hotel and Casino opens.
- Las Vegas' second television station, KLRJ-TV (now KSNV), signs on from Henderson; it will move to Las Vegas by the end of the year.
- 1956
- Las Vegas Air Force Station in use.
- Fremont Hotel opens.
- KSHO-TV (now KTNV-TV) signs on.
- 1957
- University of Nevada, Las Vegas[14] and United Way of Southern Nevada established.[15]
- Tropicana opens on the Strip.
- 1958
- Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada established.[16]
- 1959
- The Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign is built,[17] by Western Neon, and designed by Betty Willis
- Oran K. Gragson becomes mayor.
- Las Vegas Convention Center opens in Winchester.
1960s–1990s
- 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]
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- 1964
- Bonanza Air Lines Flight 114, flying from Phoenix, Arizona to McCarran International Airport, crashes on a hill just southwest of Las Vegas during a landing approach in poor weather conditions. All 26 passengers and 3 crew members were killed when the plane exploded on impact.
- 1966
- Aladdin casino opens.
- Caesars Palace casino opens on the Strip
- 1967
- Las Vegas Marathon begins.
- Barrick Museum of Natural History established.[18]
- Nevada's first independent station, KVVU-TV, signs on in nearby Henderson.[19]
- 1968
- Circus Circus opens on the Strip.
- KLVX, Nevada's first ETV station, signs on.
- 1970
- Population: 125,787.[10]
- 1973
- Las Vegas City Hall built.
- 1979
- Liberace Museum opens near city.
- Faith Lutheran Middle School & High School opens.
- 1980
- November 21: In nearby Paradise, the MGM Grand fire occurs.
- Population: 164,674; metro 463,087.[9]
- 1981
- Cinedome movie theatre opens.[20]
- KUNV college radio begins broadcasting.
- February 10: In nearby Winchester, a fire occurs at Las Vegas Hilton hotel.
- 1982
- Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas established.[18]
- 1983
- 1984
- Spanish Trail Country Club opens.[15]
- Meadows School established.[15]
- 1985
- Paradise 6 cinema opens.[20]
- National Finals Rodeo is first held Las Vegas with the help of Benie Binion.
- 1989
Exterior and interior of the dome – Mirage casino
- 1990
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- 1992
- Cannon Aviation Museum established near city.[18]
- 1993
- 1994
- Zen Center is founded.[13]
- 1995
- March: Hard Rock Hotel and Casino opens
- December: Fremont Street Experience officially opens[23]
- The Las Vegas Monorail began service (then called the MGM Grand-Bally's Monorail until 2004)[24]
- 1996
- September: Murder of Tupac Shakur.[25]
- Neon Museum is founded.[26]
- Las Vegas CityLife weekly newspaper begins publication.
- Stratosphere[27] and Monte Carlo[28] casinos open on the Strip.
- 1997
- January: New York-New York Hotel & Casino opens on the Strip.[29]
- November: Mike Tyson bit off part of Evander Holyfield's ear during a boxing match at the MGM Garden Arena.[30]
- 1998
- Bellagio opens on the Strip.[31]
- Las Vegas Weekly newspaper begins publication.
- Las Vegas Philharmonic Orchestra founded.
- 1999
- Mandalay Bay, Venetian, and Paris casinos open on the Strip.
- Oscar Goodman becomes mayor.[32]
- A flood strikes on July 8, killing two people, damaging 353 homes, and causing $20 million in public property damage.[33][34]
- 2000
- Population: 478,434.[35]
- Aladdin Casino rebuilt on the Strip.
21st century
2000–2019
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- 2001
- Palms Casino opens near the Strip.[36]
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- 2004
- Las Vegas Urban League established.[15]
- 2005
- World Market Center built.
- Wynn casino opens on the Strip.
- 2006
- Miss Exotic World Pageant and Burlesque Hall of Fame relocated to Las Vegas.
- 2009
- CityCenter opens, which includes Aria Resort and Casino, Vdara, Mandarin Oriental, Las Vegas, and The Shops at Crystals.
- 2010
- Population: 583,756; metro 1,951,269.[37]
- Cosmopolitan casino opens on the Strip.
- 2011
- Sahara Hotel closes.
- Carolyn Goodman becomes mayor.
- Population: 589,317; metro 1,969,975.[38]
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- 2012
- The Mob Museum opens.
- Smith Center for the Performing Arts opens.
- Las Vegas City Hall rebuilt.
- 2013
- SLS Las Vegas opens, post-renovation, at the former Sahara Hotel. (Renamed Sahara again in 2019.)
- Zappos.com headquartered in city.
- 2014
- June 8: 2014 Las Vegas shootings occur.
- Downtown Summerlin opens.
- Downtown Project continues expanding the Fremont East district.
- 2015
- May 2: Mayweather-Pacquiao boxing match takes place.
- Riviera Hotel and Casino closes.
- 2016
- T-Mobile Arena opens.
- Riviera Hotel and Casino imploded by new owners, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) to make room for new development.
- 2017
- June 20: A heat wave grounded over 40 small aircraft as Las Vegas tied its record high temperate of 117 degrees Fahrenheit.[39]
- October 1: A mass shooting left 60 dead and 867 injured by shooter Stephen Paddock, who fired from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay resort into the Route 91 Harvest country music festival.[40][41][42]
- October 9: The Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League, Nevada's first major professional sports team, plays its first home game at T-Mobile Arena, defeating the Arizona Coyotes 5–2.
- 2018
- Park MGM opened on May 9, following its remodel from the former Monte Carlo Resort and Casino.[43][44]
- The NoMad Las Vegas hotel opened on the top four floors of Park MGM in October, in affiliation with The NoMad in New York.[45]
- Waldorf Astoria Las Vegas replaces Mandarin Oriental Hotel in September.
- Sphere (venue) breaks ground on September 27.
- 2019
- Sahara returns to its original name from "SLS."
- Alpine Motel Apartments fire occurs in downtown Las Vegas, killing six people in the deadliest fire to occur within city limits.[46]
2020–present
- 2020
- Hard Rock Hotel and Casino closes.
- COVID-19 arrives at the city, impacting the economy[47]
- The Oakland Raiders of the National Football League relocates to Las Vegas and becomes the Las Vegas Raiders.
- Circa Resort & Casino opens as the first new downtown resort in 40 years.[48]
- 2021
- Virgin Hotels Las Vegas opens at former site of the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino.[49]
- Resorts World Las Vegas opens on the former site of the Stardust.[50]
- 2023
- Sphere opened near the Strip.[51]
- Las Vegas Grand Prix took place on and near the Strip.[51]
- Vegas Golden Knights wins its first Stanley Cup[52]
- Fontainebleau Las Vegas opens[53]
- 2024
- Super Bowl LVIII took place at Allegiant Stadium.[51]
- Tropicana Las Vegas closed after 67 years of operation.
- 2025
- 2025 Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion took place in front of the Trump International Hotel.
