In The News: Department of History
Cashman Center never caught on as a premier Las Vegas destination. Located in the Cultural Corridor in Downtown Las Vegas, the 50-acre center, which includes a theater, warehouse showrooms and a field, is up for auction starting at $33.95 million.
History junkies, gather ‘round. UNLV-based Preserve Nevada released its annual list of the state’s most endangered historic places, making a point to include the Old Mormon Fort. While protected as a state park, the pace of surrounding development is prompting concern. The list also mentions frontier cemeteries, neglected historical markers, and vintage theaters (referencing the Huntridge) in broad terms, while singling out specific structures in various corners of the Silver State.
The Silver State is home to some of the country's most unique historical landmarks— but city officials around Nevada are looking to develop land and demolish the roots that started the success of this state and brought in the locals we know and love.
Three days after election day, several races in Nevada remain undecided, including the closely watched Senate contest between Sam Brown and Senator Jacky Rosen. Rosen currently leads by just over 18,000 votes.
Dick Ramsey’s bedroom at his daughter’s home in Santa Clarita, California, is a shrine to his long-ago naval service and a ship that was destroyed 76 years ago. There’s a painting of the ship, the USS Nevada, a piece of the Nevada’s teakwood deck, a photo of Ramsey as a young man in uniform, a collection of medals.
Michael Green, history professor at UNLV, explains Nevada's voting history.
With polls opening up in just a few hours, there's lots of information to keep in mind as you head to cast your ballot for the 2024 general election.
Blue suit, white shirt, red tie... Since his youth, Donald Trump, who is a candidate in the American presidential election and whose results will potentially be broadcast this Tuesday, November 5, has always dressed in his traditional attire. An outfit that has almost become his trademark. "He seems to have worn the same red tie since the 1970s. It seems to have gotten longer," Deirdre Clemente, a history professor at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas, told Sky News. "It's his way of projecting power, confidence and stability," she said.
An outfit for every occasion: this is becoming the motto that sees the two candidates for the White House also focus on their look to win over new voters. In the run-up to the vote, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have adapted their clothing to the image they want to convey as leaders. Both generally opt for classic clothing: the vice president in a sober suit with heels, the tycoon in his classic dark Brioni suits with red tie. Every time they depart from these "uniforms", as the Wall Street Journal also points out, they are sending strategic messages to voters, in an attempt to reach even the last American who is still undecide
While gamblers outside of the United States have long been able to place bets on who will win the White House, in a historic shift this election cycle, Americans can make political wagers of their own.
We are only a couple of days from Election Day and the race for president remains tight. Pollsters and experts agree it will come down to how voters vote in the battleground states. But not all are created equal. So what are the chances the election could be decided by the smallest swing state?
As Nevada continues through the second week of early voting, one out of three of the state's registered voters has already cast a ballot. More than 697,000 people have voted in the election either in person, through a mail ballot or through the EASE system, according to the Nevada Secretary of State's latest figures released Monday night.