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24 unusual facts about Las Vegas Valley


AmerisourceBergen

It has a business affiliation with AmerisourceBergen, which sponsors the network and owns the name "Good Neighbor Pharmacy" Good Neighbor Pharmacy is the sponsor for "Thought Spot" the annual trade show held in Las Vegas.

Anna Ayala

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department investigated the woman's home in Las Vegas, Nevada, in relation to the case, but what, if anything, was found was not immediately disclosed.

California State Route 127

The highway begins at I-15 in the community of Baker, the last town travelers from the Greater Los Angeles area or the Las Vegas Valley see before making their trek across Death Valley.

California State Route 178

If the unconstructed portion were built, it would also provide an easy route between Ridgecrest, California and Las Vegas, via Pahrump, Nevada.

Chad Fletcher

During West Coast's 2006 end of year holiday in Las Vegas, Fletcher had a brush with death after reportedly choking on his own vomit.

Changpuek Kiatsongrit

As a result he started to fight abroad facing the K.I.C.K. world champion Rick Roufus in a non title fight in Las Vegas,1988.

Dante Simpson

DSA Media’s client experience has included programs for Mercedes Benz, The Maloof Family (owners of Sacramento Kings/The Palms Las Vegas), Sprite, Anheuser-Busch, New York Islanders, Brothers Sewing Machines, Jiffy Lube, IHOP, Quiznos, GQ Magazine, and others.

Essie Weingarten

Essie Weingarten began her career in 1981 when she premiered 12 unconventional nail polish colors in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Frank D'Amelio

In March 1983, his brother and sister were able to get him a position as a blackjack dealer in Las Vegas at a considerable increase in salary compared to his construction work.

Geo TV

On April 20, 2004 at the National Association of Broadcasters Convention in Las Vegas, Mir Ibrahim Rahman, chief executive of Geo TV, received an International Broadcast Excellence Award for the impact the channel has had on Pakistan.

George Wilder

Wilder died a day after his 72nd birthday, on 10 June 1948 at Las Vegas, United States.

Gerry Convery

He returned to Las Vegas for the 2005 Desert Classic but lost in the first round to Alex Roy.

Grand Slam Single

Sports books in Las Vegas were put into an unusual situation with the "single" as a final score of 7–3 (the score that would have been had Ventura completed his trip around the bases) meant the game would have gone "over" the over/under line, which was 7½ .

Jim Fryatt

After retiring as a player, Fryatt served briefly as the assistant manager of the original Las Vegas Quicksilvers before settling permanently in Las Vegas where he worked at casinos before becoming a mechanic for a golf course.

Michiel Veenstra

In this show, Veenstra presents a week long radio show from army base Camp Smitty in Iraq and from a Las Vegas night club, among other things.

Pan Am International Flight Academy

In addition to its Miami headquarters, Pan Am has facilities in Memphis, Minneapolis, Cincinnati, Las Vegas, and London and is currently providing training to clients in Asia through participating partners.

Rite Aid

On January 4, 2008, Rite Aid Corporation announced that it would terminate its operation of the 28 Rite Aid stores in the Las Vegas, Nevada area and has signed an agreement to sell patient prescription files of the 27 stores in the Las Vegas metro market to Walgreens.

Ruth Ellen Brosseau

During the 2011 federal election, Brosseau raised controversy when it was learned that she had spent part of the campaign on vacation in Las Vegas.

Seth Flynn Barkan

He grew up and still currently resides in Las Vegas, Nevada, which has an evidently strong influence on the content and mood of his poetry.

Southborough, Massachusetts

Marty Barrett, former Red Sox second baseman, who now resides in Las Vegas

Tessa Jowell

In 2004, Jowell faced resistance to proposals for a series of Las Vegas-style casinos.

Toleman

Warwick also qualified only once; at the season-closing Caesars Palace Grand Prix in Las Vegas.

William Shernoff

In 1979, Shernoff won a landmark case amounting to $86 million for the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas when the insurance company failed to meet its obligations after the fire which devastated the hotel.

Wingy Manone

From the 1950s he was based mostly in California and Las Vegas, Nevada, although he also toured through the United States, Canada, and parts of Europe to appear at jazz festivals.


2011 USA Sevens

The 2011 competition was held on February 12 and February 13 in the Las Vegas Valley's Sam Boyd Stadium in Whitney, Nevada.

2012 212 Olympia Showdown

The 2012 212 Olympia Showdown contest was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition for competitors weighing 212 lbs or less, and one of the featured events at Joe Weider's Olympia Fitness & Performance Weekend 2012 held September 27–30, 2012 at the Las Vegas Convention Center and Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Adwoa Yamoah

Biniaz was expected to represent Canada at Miss Universe 2012 in Las Vegas but a few days before the expected arrival she hurt her foot and because of that Adwoa Yamoah, the first runner-up, got the opportunity to represent Canada while Biniaz still holds the title of Miss Universe Canada 2012.

Alamo Heights SA

After producing a short trailer in 2005 for use as a tool to obtain funding for a pilot, he took the pilot to the NATPE trade show in Las Vegas where he was able to obtain funding from an investment group in Houston to produce a full length pilot in 2006 consisting of 12 mini-episodes for distribution over the internet.

B.R. Guest

Other BR Guest locations around the U.S include Fiamma Trattoria at the MGM Grand Las Vegas; Strip House at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas; Dos Caminos at the Sheraton Fort Lauderdale Beach Hotel; Bill’s Bar & Burger, Dos Caminos, and Sammy D’s at Harrah's Atlantic City; and Atlantic Grill at Caesars Atlantic City.

Bat Country

The song's main influence comes from Hunter S. Thompson's 1971 novel Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, and the title itself also comes from a line from the book in which Raoul Duke, the alter-ego pseudonym of Thompson himself, is on his way to Las Vegas while being affected by various drugs, and thus hallucinates, seeing huge bats and manta rays in the sky.

Bernie Cummins

In the late 1950s it became increasingly difficult for the band to find gigs, but the band continued to play clubs in Las Vegas, playing at such places as The Flamingo, El Rancho and Last Frontier, before it dissolved it 1959.

Bruce Karatz

Working with Fox Broadcasting, which was celebrating the tenth anniversary of The Simpsons, KB Home constructed a real-life replica of the Simpsons' home in one of KB Home's Nevada subdivisions, which helped turn Las Vegas into KB Home's top market.

Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away

It stars Erica Linz and Igor Zaripov as the main characters and incorporates acts from the seven Cirque du Soleil shows that were running in Las Vegas in 2011: O, Mystère, , Love, Zumanity, Viva Elvis and Criss Angel Believe.

Emmanuel Milingo

The others were Archbishop Peter Paul Brennan of the African Orthodox Church and the Ecumenical Catholic Diocese of the Americas, who according to one website was first consecrated a bishop on June 10, 1978, and subsequently reconsecrated in October 1979 and twice more in March 1987; Archbishop Patrick E. Trujillo of the Old Catholic Church in America and Archbishop Joseph J. Gouthro of Las Vegas, presiding bishop of the Catholic Apostolic Church International (CACI).

Emoly West

Emoly Ann West (born January 6, 1986) holds the title of Miss Oklahoma 2010 and was 4th Runner-Up in the Miss America 2011 Pageant on January 15, 2011, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Flight Angels

Lockheed Model 12A Electra Junior subbing for the "stratosphere ship." Lockheed 12A, registration number NC17342, was owned by Lang Transportation, Las Vegas, Nevada, and was also used in the 1937 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film Rosalie, Happy Landing (1938) and Secret Service of the Air (1938).

Gina Mainwal

She had played in many bands in her hometown of Las Vegas, and was known as "Gina The Jet" on the radio station KUNV where she worked with Ken Jordan.

I Can Lick Any Sonofabitch in the House

After spending a few years as a boxer in the army’s 101st Airborne Division, an amateur boxer in Las Vegas, and a stint as the bassist for Texas-based Mercury Records artist Tablet, Damron relocated to Portland, Oregon in the late 90's and began performing as a singer/songwriter.

International Staff Band

They travelled to North America in March 2004 for a two-week tour that included visits to Toronto, New York and Chicago and again in 2010 for a ten-day tour that included visits to Los Angeles, Phoenix, Las Vegas, Sacramento and Seattle.

Interop

It takes place at four different locations at various times of the year: Mumbai (India), New York (NY, USA), Tokyo(Japan), and Las Vegas (NV, USA).

Joachim Alcine

On September 15, 2012 Alcine faced Irish Brawler and two-time World Title Challenger Matthew Macklin (at the time 28-4, 19 KO's) on the HBO PPV Undercard of Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. vs. Sergio Martinez for the WBC World Middleweight Title in the Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Kart circuit

This is the case for the Junior Monaco Kart Cup, a prestigious event for young drivers taking place each year in the city of Monaco, and the SKUSA SuperNationals, taking place in Las Vegas at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino.

Lamorne Morris

Morris can be seen in commercials including ones for State Farm Insurance, Taco Bell, Twix, Miller Lite, Las Vegas, 7 Up, Edge, Sears, Microsoft Windows, Chili's, McDonald's, Ford and Hornitos Tequila.

Lana Obad

Lana Obad stands 173 cm and represented her country at the Miss Universe 2010 pageant on August 23, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Laura Bryna

To promote the album, Bryna broadcast the music video for the single "Make a Wish" on flat-screen monitors in the Luxor and Excalibur Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas for one month.

Le Cirque

The architectural lighting design was completed by Paul Gregory, principal of Focus Lighting Inc. There is a second flagship restaurant at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas that holds One Michelin Star and a AAA Five-Diamond rating.

Lebowski Fest

In addition to its home city of Louisville, Lebowski Fest has been held in Milwaukee, New York, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Austin, Seattle, Chicago, San Francisco, Portland, London, Boston and Pittsburgh.

Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds

Marvel vs. Capcom 3's first and only international representation (due to the release of Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3) as a main tournament fighting game at the renowned e-sports event, the Evo Championship Series, was in July 2011, held in the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Melaina Shipwash

Melaina Shipwash (born May 25, 1986) is an American beauty pageant titleholder who won the title of Miss Colorado 2010 and will compete in the Miss America 2011 pageant on January 15, 2011, in Las Vegas.

Michael Ruhlman

In Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations he appeared in four episodes, one devoted to Las Vegas, one devoted to Ruhlman's native Cleveland, one devoted to New York's Hudson Valley, a 2010 holiday special, and one (Heartland) that highlights lesser-known, but excellent restaurants across the country.

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.

Nicaragua lunar sample displays

The plaque was then traded to Baptist missionary Harry Coates, who sold it to Las Vegas casino magnate Bob Stupak by 1987 for $10,000 and 200,000 shares in Stupak's casino.

Nipton, California

When a new office opened nearby, immediately outside Primm, Nevada, Nipton lost its number one ranking, as Primm was easier and faster for Las Vegas residents and others to get to.

Oscar De La Hoya vs. Félix Trinidad

Oscar De La Hoya vs. Félix Trinidad, billed asThe Fight Of The Millennium, was a boxing match held in Las Vegas, Nevada, on September 18, 1999, to unify the WBC and IBF's world Welterweight championships.

PlayNow.com

Each year PlayNow.com offers seats to select poker tournaments, including the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, the B.C. Poker Championships and the Roberto Luongo Charity Poker Classic.

Quién

Its accompanying music video, directed by Simon Brand, was filmed in Las Vegas, and features Arjona singing while walking around the city's nighttime lights.

Resort wear

Areas such as Las Vegas, Marbella, Bahamas, Palm Beach, San Juan, and the San Barth and the Mustique Islands were holiday destinations, but they are now places of year-round living for more affluent customers.

Rick Huseman

On October 14, 2011, Huseman and his brother Jeff were traveling home to California from a race in Las Vegas, Nevada when the small Beechcraft 33 Bonanza airplane began having engine trouble.

Robert Earl Sawyer

He starred, produced and directed his own plays as well as the plays of other writers in New York City, Miami, Washington D.C., Las Vegas, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.

S.A. Griffin

Notable television guest star credits include Perry Mason, Matlock, Alien Nation, Designing Women, Melrose Place, Las Vegas, Dexter, Days of our Lives and appears as Dr. Osiris in the ride film In Search of the Obelisk directed by Douglas Trumbull at the Luxor Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada since 1992.

SEMA

The largest of the SEMA events held annually during the first week of November is the SEMA Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada in conjunction with the Automotive Aftermarket Industry Week.

Tape trading

One notable example of how initial contact through tape trading lent to this trend is in the case of Righteous Pigs guitarist Mitch Harris who hailed from Las Vegas and Birmingham's Mick Harris, drummer with Napalm Death (not related) who would later collaborate writing and recording music, Mitch Harris would eventually relocate to the UK for this purpose.

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 Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

Desilu produced the show, which was mostly filmed at their Los Angeles studios with occasional on-location shoots at Lake Arrowhead, Las Vegas and Sun Valley, Idaho.

UFC 79

UFC 79: Nemesis was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), that took place on December 29, 2007 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Young Electric Sign Company

These include the NBC Experience globe in New York City, the historic El Capitan Theatre and Wax Museum marquees in Hollywood, the Reno Arch and numerous icons in Las Vegas, such as Vegas Vic, the Fremont Street Experience, the Astrolabe in The Venetian the Wynn Las Vegas resort sign and recently the Aria Resort & Casino Las Vegas and Harmon Retail Corner.