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unusual facts about Las Vegas, Nevada



11/30/93 – Las Vegas, Nevada

The show, which took place on November 30, 1993 at the Aladdin Theatre for the Performing Arts in Paradise, Nevada, is from the first leg of the band's tour for its second album, Vs., but also features some material off of the band's third album, Vitalogy, including the live premiere of "Tremor Christ".

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NAB2004 (See NAB Show. an annual trade show produced by the National Association of Broadcasters. It takes place in April at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada).

Antonio Morales de la Peña

As vice-president of the Chamber of Deputies, he took part in the 2004 Convention of the World Association of Mexicans Abroad, held in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Big Log

The video for the song was filmed on location in various areas around California and Nevada, including the Amargosa Opera House and Hotel in Death Valley Junction, California, the Calico Ghost Town in California, the Glass Pool Inn in Las Vegas, which was demolished in 2004, and in Crystal, Nye County, Nevada.

Bill L. Norton

He also has directed many television series, among them Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, John Doe, Hack, Las Vegas, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Lincoln Heights and Roswell.

Bruce Bialosky

He worked with Patty Cafferata (later State Treasurer of Nevada and Gubernatorial candidate in 1986) and her mother, Barbara Vucanovich (who was Senator Paul Laxalt’s chief of staff and later the first member of Congress from Northern Nevada).

California State Route 20

Its west end is at SR 1 in Fort Bragg, from where it heads east past Clear Lake, Colusa, Yuba City, Marysville, and Nevada City to I-80 near Emigrant Gap, where eastbound traffic can continue on other routes to Lake Tahoe or Nevada.

Chinatown, Las Vegas

Nevada Governor Kenny Guinn officially designated the area as Chinatown in October 1999 and it continues to grow as the Asian population in Las Vegas expands rapidly.

Curt McCune

Notably, he has trained with referee Richard Steele at the Sugar Ray Leonard Nevada Partners Center.

Desert Hills

Desert Mountains, a mountain range in Lyon and Churchill Counties, Nevada

Domestic partnership in the United States

Since 1999, the West Coast states of California, Oregon, Washington, and Nevada have all passed domestic partnership statutes; in contrast, most legislatures in the New England region and New Jersey have preferred the term civil unions.

Edward C. Reed High School

Edward C. Reed High School is a public secondary school in Sparks, Nevada and is one of three public high schools run by the Washoe County School District within the city of Sparks.

Giles Martin

In 2006 Martin collaborated with his father to remix, rearrange, and recombine the music of The Beatles into a soundscape for Love, a theatrical production of Cirque du Soleil, which opened at The Mirage in Las Vegas.

Halloween Jack

After a little torture, Boone transformed from the Loki persona, which he now saw as useless, into the devilish Halloween Jack and went about creating a plan to get back at the Synge siblings and take over Las Vegas in the meantime.

Herbert B. Maxson

He moved to Nevada in 1888, where he was elected county surveyor of Washoe County and was later appointed to the federal deputy surveyor post.

HMLA-775

To enhance the squadron's readiness and demonstrate its versatility, HMLA-775 also participated in anti-drug and Border Patrol operations in support of Federal Agencies in locations such as Key West, FL, Bahamas, Puerto Rico, Nassau, South America, California, Oregon, Idaho, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Nevada, and Jamaica.

Jean, Nevada

The median between the Nevada Landing Hotel and Casino and the Gold Strike Hotel and Gambling Hall was the scene of the worst single-vehicle accident in southern Nevada history at that time, when a van with 13 people flipped over and eight people were killed.

Jerry's Nugget playing cards

Founded in 1964 by Jerry Lodge and Jerry Stamis, Jerry's Nugget Casino stands today as a significant piece of Las Vegas history.

Jillian's

Many of the locations no longer exist: the location at Neonopolis in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada (which closed in 2008 after also being used as a concert venue) and the location at Peabody Place in Memphis, Tennessee, which shut down in 2009, and the Jillians of Youngstown, Ohio at the Southern Park Mall was closed down on January 30, 2011 but for reasons unknown.

John Stagliano

From October 2004 through February 2008, Stagliano produced and directed a Las Vegas show called Fashionistas based on his porn film of the same name.

Joyce Collins

Collins began playing piano professionally at the age of 15 while still attending Reno High School in Nevada.

Kathryn Kuhlman

Many accounts of healings were published in her books, which were "ghost-written" by author Jamie Buckingham of Florida, including her autobiography, which was dictated at a hotel in Las Vegas.

KKOH

Tom Darby, news anchor, Nevada Broadcasters Hall of Fame

KORK

KXPT, a radio station licensed to Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, which used the call sign KORK-FM prior to 1983.

KVBC

KSNV-DT, a television station (channel 2/virtual channel 3) licensed to serve Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, which held the call sign KVBC or KVBC-DT until 2010

Laxalt

Paul Laxalt (born August 2, 1922), former American District Attorney, Lieutenant Governor of Nevada, Governor of Nevada and U.S. Senator

Leigh Marning

Leigh Marning trained at the National Institute of Circus Arts in Melbourne, Australia from 2001–2003 and was later accepted into the Cirque du Soleil show Cirque du S in Las Vegas.

Lupinus apertus

Lupinus apertus, summit lupine, is a species of flowering plant from the order of Lamiales which is native to Nevada and California.

M. Margaret McKeown

She ruled that it was an impermissible governmental endorsement of religion: the Establishment Clause of the U.S. Constitution bars the government from favoring any one religion, as it specifically applied to a white metal Latin cross in the Mojave National Preserve in southern California between Los Angeles and Las Vegas.

Ma'an Governorate

In Autumn 1996 and Spring 1997 the Al-Jafr-desert, located near Al-Jafr in the eastern part of the governorate, was the location of extensive tests of the ThrustSSC, the British-built currently fastest land vehicle in the world, which was the first land vehicle to break the sound barrier in October 1997 in the Black Rock Desert, Nevada, USA.

Mac Minister

Mac Minister was profiled on an episode of America's Most Wanted, allegedly responsible for the murder of Anthony "Fat-Tone" Watkins in Las Vegas, Nevada, in retaliation for the murder of Bay Area hip-hop legend Mac Dre.

Merweville

The surrounding region has been likened to that of Nevada or Arizona.

Miss New York United States 2011

Pappas is a resident of Whitestone, Queens, and became eligible to compete in the 2011 national Miss United States competition held in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Moapa Valley High School

Moapa Valley High School is a small 3A empowered public high school in Clark County, Nevada, United States Of America, located in Moapa Valley in the city of Overton, Nevada, being part of Clark County School District (CCSD).

Morgan dollar

In 1918, Democratic senator Key Pittman of Nevada introduced legislation that was largely meant as relief for the British government during World War I.

Nevada City, Montana

Over the years 14 original structures were preserved and remain in Nevada City, the majority of the buildings present today, were moved into the Nevada City Street plan by Charlie Bovey, of Bovey Restorations, the heir to the General Mills fortune (Blumenthal 2).

Nevada Day

In 2006, Nevada Day, and the Nevada town of Pahrump, were central to the plot in "Nevada Day", a two-part episode of the Aaron Sorkin television drama Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip.

Nevada Smith

In addition to McQueen in the titular role ("Nevada Smith" being a name his character invents), the picture also features Karl Malden, Brian Keith, Arthur Kennedy, Suzanne Pleshette, Raf Vallone, Janet Margolin, Pat Hingle, Howard Da Silva, Martin Landau and Paul Fix.

Postmodern philosophy

Postmodern philosophy also drew from the world of the arts and architecture, particularly Marcel Duchamp, John Cage and artists who practiced collage, and the architecture of Las Vegas and the Pompidou Centre.

Rob Guest

In 1981 he moved to the United States with his first wife, Lynette Perry, where he spent most of the 1980s performing and hosting shows in Las Vegas, Atlantic City, Reno, Nevada and Lake Tahoe.

Robert Laxalt

Robert was the younger brother of Paul Laxalt, former Nevada governor (1967-1971) and U.S. Senator (1974-1987).

Sex and Lies in Sin City

The film details the events surrounding the death of Las Vegas casino owner Ted Binion.

Someday We'll Be Together

"Someday We'll Be Together" was the final number at Diana Ross & the Supremes' farewell concert on January 14, 1970 at the Frontier Hotel in Las Vegas.

Suzy Creamcheese

A 1960s-1970s Las Vegas boutique named for the character is mentioned in the film Casino when Jennifer Santoro tells Ginger (Sharon Stone) about an article of clothing in the shop.

The Harem World Tour: Live from Las Vegas

The Harem World Tour: Live From Las Vegas (2004) is a live album and video recording of Sarah Brightman's concert held in Las Vegas, part of her global Harem World Tour.

The Troublesome Offspring of Cardinal Guzman

Geographically, references are made to the country's equatorial climate, its northern coastline on the Caribbean, western coastline on the Pacific Ocean and the mountain range of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Margarita, which is similar to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta.

To Serve and Protect

In addition there are some episodes featuring trips to Las Vegas, Hong Kong, and Memphis, Tennessee.

Tout près du bonheur

The music video was supposed to be shot in the Mojave Desert but because of Dion's health conditions it was directed May 8, 2006 at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas by Ivan Grbovic.

William Nobles

William Nobles (guide), 1851 trail guide through Emigrant Gap in Sierra Nevada, see Lassen Peak

XBIZ

The event is held at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Paradise, Nevada.


see also

AAY

Allegiant Air, an airline headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Alonzo Butler

On June 20, 2008, in Las Vegas, Nevada, Butler's attempt at a comeback after eye surgery failed when he was decked in the fourth round and outpointed by a close ten-round decision by world class heavyweight Friday Ahunanya of Nigeria.

César Valdez Valenzuela

On November 29, 1997 Valdez lost to three-time world champion, American Antonio Margarito in Orleans Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Cher Calvin

Calvin came to KTLA from KVVU-TV Fox 5 in Las Vegas, Nevada, where she was a presenter for Fox 5 News This Morning, taking from Sharon Tay.

E. Brent Bryson

Brent Bryson (born July 19, 1957, in Wise, Virginia) is a nationally recognized criminal defense attorney based out of Las Vegas Nevada, most recently known for his involvement in the O.J. Simpson Las Vegas robbery case, where he defended co-defendant Clarence "C.J" Stewart.

Éric Serra

Serra composed the music for the new Criss Angel/Cirque Du Soleil show 'Criss Angel: Believe' to open at the Luxor Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, in October 2008.

KGNG

KGNG-LP, a low-power television station (channel 47) licensed to Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

KLAS

KLAS-TV, a television station (channel 8 analog/7 digital) licensed to Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

KORK

KSNV-DT, a television station (channel 3 analog/2 digital) licensed to Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, which used the call sign KORK-TV prior to 1980.

KBAD, a radio station licensed to Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, which used the call sign KORK prior to 1997.

KQOL

KPLV, a radio station (93.1 FM) licensed to Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, which held the call sign KQOL-FM from September 1998 to October 2006

KSTJ

KFRH, a radio station (104.3 FM) licensed to serve Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, which used the call sign KSTJ from September 1998 to October 2007

KTFB

KVCW, a television station (channel 33 analog/29 digital) licensed to Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, which formerly used the call sign KTFB

Matt Reichel

In November 2007, Reichel returned from France to work for the Dennis Kucinich presidential campaign, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Presidential suite

People sometimes reside in these suites on a permanent basis, such as Criss Angel at the Luxor Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The Cosmopolitan

Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, a hotel/casino/condo in Las Vegas, Nevada that opened in December 2010.

The Ultimate Merger

While on the show, the contestants live together in a huge suite at the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Union Park

Symphony Park, originally known as Union Park, a mixed-use urban community in Las Vegas, Nevada

Westwood Online

Westwood Studios, a computer and video game developer based in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

World Crohn's and Colitis Day

- Ashley from Las Vegas, Nevada sent out an email to 50,000 people who worked for the insurance company, Merrill Lynch, making them aware of what the meaning of WCCD was in order to create awareness and motivation for it.