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Newlands Reclamation ActNamed for Francis Newlands, a land speculator, who had hired engineers to study the possibility of building dams and other means of irrigation
Brought water to the desert
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Residency Requirement-Number of years one is required to live in a
state (before they are divorced)-Nevada changed their requirement to 6 weeks instead of 12 weeks
Need a quick divorce-
Go to Nevada!!!
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A radical labor union that organized the miners and smelter workers of the Rocky Mountain states. Created in 1893 by the merger of several local miners' unions, the WFM had a reputation for violent strikes and militant action from its beginning.
WFM- Western Federation of
Miners
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Nuclear ArmsAtomic weapons of mass destruction
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Radiation
The process of emitting radiant energy in the form of waves or particles
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ProhibitionA law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages; in 1920 the 18th amendment to the Constitution established prohibition in the US
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Bootlegging
The act of making or transporting alcoholic liquor for sale illegally; the Prohibition amendment made bootlegging profitable
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BMI- Basic Magnesium, IncorporatedHelped Nevada and the country during WWII by
providing Magnesium for bombs and airplanesOne of Nevada's oldest companies
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Harold Smith-Opened Harold’s Club on Virginia Street and it became the first modern casino in Nevada-Harold developed a reputation for trying anything, including letting players bet on which hole a scampering field mouse would enter. (The stunt gained Harold’s its first national publicity)
- All that remains of Harold’s is the old wagon-train mural, preserved at the Reno Livestock Events Center.
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William Harrah-Created the Nevada Gaming Control Board in 1955, an
organization used to regulate gaming in Nevada; as well as corruption and crime.
-Reputation for running honest games and treating his customers and employees with fairness; first to invite African-American entertainers to perform in his casinos; removed the color and sexual barrier by hiring women as dealers
-Opened Harrah's Club Bingo and Harrah's Lake Club at Lake Tahoe
-Donated 175 vehicles to establish the National Automobile Museum in Reno, Nevada
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Bugsy Siegel
-Siegel was an American gangster who was involved with Italian-American organized crime. Siegel was a major driving force behind large-scale development of Las Vegas.
-Known as “The Father of Las Vegas." In 1946, Siegel used about $5 million to construct the first super-casino/hotel, the Flamingo.
“Father of Las Vegas”
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Francis NewlandHe was a United States Representative and Senator
from Nevada.Known for his interest in irrigation and reclamation-
Newlands Reclamation Act- 1902
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Patrick McCarran-Was Nevada's first native-born U.S. Senator and one of
Nevada's most powerful politicians -McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas is named
after the Senator and McCarran Blvd. is a major beltway in Reno.
-Lobbied hard to bring more businesses and industries to southern Nevada- Aviation was one of his biggest platforms
One of two statues in the United States Capital Building to
honor and represent Nevada
Airport
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George Wingfield- "King George."
-Banker, hotel owner, and political powerhouse -He owned twelve banks, a chain of gambling halls, many
mines, a string of race horses and two Reno hotels, the Riverside and Golden.
-Influential in developing Reno's gambling-and-divorce-related tourism
-Among those who made fortunes in Nevada mines, Wingfield was unique in that he remained in the state with his money.
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Steve Wynn-Casino resort developer, well known to have
driven forward the expansion of Las Vegas, Nevada through the 1990’s.
-Opened the Mirage, Treasure Island, Bellagio and Wynn Las Vegas
-Billionaire in 2004
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William Nellis
-Las Vegas Air Force Base was officially renamed Nellis Air Force Base
-He flew sixty-nine missions over Europe and was shot down twice, surviving each crash
-During the Battle of the Bulge, Lieutenant Nellis was killed in action over Bastogne. His sacrifice made him a local hero.
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Howard Hughes-Aviator, engineer, industrialist, film producer, film
director , philanthropist, and one of the wealthiest people in the world.
-He owned six casinos on the Las Vegas Strip as well as other hotel-casinos and businesses around the state.
-Hughes was determined to rid Las Vegas of its ties to organized crime -brought credibility to casino gambling