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Timeline of Las Vegas

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Timeline of Las Vegasmap

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.

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Clark County Court House, Las Vegas, Nevada

20th century

1900s–1950s

See also: Las Vegas in the 1940s and Las Vegas in the 1950s
  • 1900
    • Five years before the city was founded, the population was 22 people.[1]
  • 1905
    • January, J. T. McWilliams sold subdivisions of 80 acres (0.32 km2)[2] between modern A and H streets It was estimated that "McWilliamstown," now referred to as the Historic West Side, had about 2,000 residents by the early 1910s.[3]
    • May 5, the Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad sold subdivisions of 1,800 acres (7.3 km2) of Stewart Ranch the railroad had purchased from Montana Senator William A Clark, after whom Clark County was named.[4]
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      Three buildings visible in McWilliams' townsite in 1905.
      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.[5][1]
  • 1906
  • 1908
    • The Las Vegas Age newspaper was founded.[7]
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    Las Vegas in 1895.
    1909
  • 1910
    • Victory Hotel opens.[9]
  • 1911
    • June 1: Citizens of Las Vegas vote 168 to 57 in favor of incorporation.[10][1]
    • June 1: Peter Buol is elected first mayor of Las Vegas, Stewart, VonTobel, McGovern and Gaughlin become city commissioners.[11]
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"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.[9]
  • 1934
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The former Union Pacific Station in Las Vegas, c. 1940–1945
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The Las Vegas Army Airfield had three runways in 1942.
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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.
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Binion's Gambling Hall and Hotel, known as the Binion's Horseshoe neon sign at night
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Las Vegas Convention Center

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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Plaque describing the Beatles' hotel stay in 1964. Sahara Las Vegas USA
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Las Vegas Natural History Museum
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Liberace himself opened the Liberace Museum on April 15, 1979, in Paradise, Nevada, a census-designated place in the Las Vegas Valley.
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Exterior and interior of the dome – Mirage casino
  • 1990
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Excalibur Hotel and Casino
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Hard Rock Hotel and Casino

21st century

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A Binion's poker table signed by numerous professional poker players and World Series of Poker Champions
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The home field of the Las Vegas Raiders, an American football team in the National Football League
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A view from the Mandalay Bay hotel looking north in 2003
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The Mirage in 2005
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Paris Las Vegas in 2006
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The Venetian in 2007
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Planet Hollywood Las Vegas at night in 2009
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The Paris Casino in Las Vegas & the Bellagio Fountain in 2010
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Las Vegas new City Hall in February 2012
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T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas
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Planet Hollywood Las Vegas in 2012
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The Mirage in 2012.
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The Sphere under construction in September 2022

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