History:Nevada
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Ongoing history project for Nevada. Politically neutral.
Follows: Nevada journalists, historians, politicians as encountered.
Also @historynevada
Follows: Nevada journalists, historians, politicians as encountered.
Also @historynevada
Manny Pacquiao handily won a 12th Round TKO vs Miguel Cotto at MGM Grand on the Las #Vegas Strip on Nov 14, 2009. t.co/kmHbodShtP VID: t.co/fzw1MWlSB8
Note: After the fight, the crowd chanted "We want Floyd!"
Note: After the fight, the crowd chanted "We want Floyd!"
November 15, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Manny Pacquiao handily won a 12th Round TKO vs Miguel Cotto at MGM Grand on the Las #Vegas Strip on Nov 14, 2009. t.co/kmHbodShtP VID: t.co/fzw1MWlSB8
Note: After the fight, the crowd chanted "We want Floyd!"
Note: After the fight, the crowd chanted "We want Floyd!"
This is a window display in Boulder City, NV on Nov 14, 1946. It was presented by Union Pacific to commemorate the 10th Anniversary of the Boulder Dam (later formally renamed the Hoover Dam).
UNLV Digital Collections: tinyurl.com/ysdhay3m
UNLV Digital Collections: tinyurl.com/ysdhay3m
November 15, 2025 at 3:40 AM
This is a window display in Boulder City, NV on Nov 14, 1946. It was presented by Union Pacific to commemorate the 10th Anniversary of the Boulder Dam (later formally renamed the Hoover Dam).
UNLV Digital Collections: tinyurl.com/ysdhay3m
UNLV Digital Collections: tinyurl.com/ysdhay3m
Abraham Lincoln was elected US President on Nov 6, 1860. This news arrived at Fort Churchill, Utah Territory, by Pony Express on Nov 14, 1860 at about 1:00am "covering the 1,300 mile journey from Fort Kearny to Fort Churchill in just six and a half days." t.co/7UIhzlAI1o
November 15, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Abraham Lincoln was elected US President on Nov 6, 1860. This news arrived at Fort Churchill, Utah Territory, by Pony Express on Nov 14, 1860 at about 1:00am "covering the 1,300 mile journey from Fort Kearny to Fort Churchill in just six and a half days." t.co/7UIhzlAI1o
KFC unveiled its new Colonel Sanders logo with a giant likeness and the "World’s First Brand Visible from Space" in the desert by Rachel, NV on Nov 14, 2006. tinyurl.com/yxfkh8k3
“If there are extraterrestrials in outer space, KFC wants to become their restaurant of choice.”
“If there are extraterrestrials in outer space, KFC wants to become their restaurant of choice.”
November 15, 2025 at 3:05 AM
KFC unveiled its new Colonel Sanders logo with a giant likeness and the "World’s First Brand Visible from Space" in the desert by Rachel, NV on Nov 14, 2006. tinyurl.com/yxfkh8k3
“If there are extraterrestrials in outer space, KFC wants to become their restaurant of choice.”
“If there are extraterrestrials in outer space, KFC wants to become their restaurant of choice.”
The Post Office at Gilbert, NV in the Gilbert Mining District (est 1924) in Esmeralda County, about 25 miles west of Tonopah, closed on Nov 14, 1942 after 17 years. Named for the Gilbert brothers, the town peaked with about 400-500 people in 1929. t.co/tHQV5bLGuF
November 15, 2025 at 2:47 AM
The Post Office at Gilbert, NV in the Gilbert Mining District (est 1924) in Esmeralda County, about 25 miles west of Tonopah, closed on Nov 14, 1942 after 17 years. Named for the Gilbert brothers, the town peaked with about 400-500 people in 1929. t.co/tHQV5bLGuF
The Post Office in the northern Elko town of Rowland, NV closed on Nov 14, 1942 after more than 42 years. The town was named for local rancher and settler Rowland Gill. It is near the Idaho border on the Bruneau River between Owyhee and Jarbidge. tinyurl.com/3pzbbu4d
November 15, 2025 at 2:30 AM
The Post Office in the northern Elko town of Rowland, NV closed on Nov 14, 1942 after more than 42 years. The town was named for local rancher and settler Rowland Gill. It is near the Idaho border on the Bruneau River between Owyhee and Jarbidge. tinyurl.com/3pzbbu4d
On Nov 14, 1864, acting Nevada Governor James Nye, and acting Secretary of State Orion Clemens, proclaimed Nov 24, 1864 as a "day of public Thanksgiving and Prayer."
Note: Nye performed as Acting Governor until Governor-elect Blasdel was sworn in on Dec 5.
Note: Nye performed as Acting Governor until Governor-elect Blasdel was sworn in on Dec 5.
November 15, 2025 at 2:12 AM
On Nov 14, 1864, acting Nevada Governor James Nye, and acting Secretary of State Orion Clemens, proclaimed Nov 24, 1864 as a "day of public Thanksgiving and Prayer."
Note: Nye performed as Acting Governor until Governor-elect Blasdel was sworn in on Dec 5.
Note: Nye performed as Acting Governor until Governor-elect Blasdel was sworn in on Dec 5.
A fire started on the fifth floor of the five story E C Lyon Building in downtown Reno, NV at about 11:30am on Nov 14, 1945. The top two floors and roof were ruined. Reno Gazette-Journal: bit.ly/3kw1fUI
UNR Digital Collections photo. t.co/l6LCIomeex
UNR Digital Collections photo. t.co/l6LCIomeex
November 15, 2025 at 1:55 AM
A fire started on the fifth floor of the five story E C Lyon Building in downtown Reno, NV at about 11:30am on Nov 14, 1945. The top two floors and roof were ruined. Reno Gazette-Journal: bit.ly/3kw1fUI
UNR Digital Collections photo. t.co/l6LCIomeex
UNR Digital Collections photo. t.co/l6LCIomeex
On Nov 14, 1901, businessman Harry Stimler and Eleanor Whitford were married in Tonopah, NV. It was the first wedding in the silver boom town of Tonopah. t.co/1OFBxWNQw8
The Nov 16, 1901 Tonopah Bonanza reported on the event. t.co/yRLAgnFl3J
The Nov 16, 1901 Tonopah Bonanza reported on the event. t.co/yRLAgnFl3J
November 15, 2025 at 1:40 AM
On Nov 14, 1901, businessman Harry Stimler and Eleanor Whitford were married in Tonopah, NV. It was the first wedding in the silver boom town of Tonopah. t.co/1OFBxWNQw8
The Nov 16, 1901 Tonopah Bonanza reported on the event. t.co/yRLAgnFl3J
The Nov 16, 1901 Tonopah Bonanza reported on the event. t.co/yRLAgnFl3J
US District Court, District of Nevada Judge (1865-69), Alexander Baldwin was among about 17 dead in a collision of two passenger trains on the Western Pacific Railroad out of San Francisco, CA on Nov 14, 1869. t.co/4Dyb6twVOJ
Gold Hill News and Sacramento Union articles.
Gold Hill News and Sacramento Union articles.
November 15, 2025 at 1:23 AM
US District Court, District of Nevada Judge (1865-69), Alexander Baldwin was among about 17 dead in a collision of two passenger trains on the Western Pacific Railroad out of San Francisco, CA on Nov 14, 1869. t.co/4Dyb6twVOJ
Gold Hill News and Sacramento Union articles.
Gold Hill News and Sacramento Union articles.
On Nov 14, 1980, Nevada Test Site special test under Operation Guardian codenamed "Dauphin" showed potential for a nuclear powered laser. t.co/sXSaSCDoR7
Image of a Dauphin test participation certificate.
Image of a Dauphin test participation certificate.
November 15, 2025 at 1:05 AM
On Nov 14, 1980, Nevada Test Site special test under Operation Guardian codenamed "Dauphin" showed potential for a nuclear powered laser. t.co/sXSaSCDoR7
Image of a Dauphin test participation certificate.
Image of a Dauphin test participation certificate.
On Nov 14, 1845, Captain John C Frémont named Basil's Creek in what is now south Lander County. Like nearby Connor Spring a few days earlier, he named the feature for one of his men. t.co/HkdQvlXrdg
Map from John R Bartlett's 1854 US-Mexico map. t.co/FF7frTP8ep
Map from John R Bartlett's 1854 US-Mexico map. t.co/FF7frTP8ep
November 15, 2025 at 12:51 AM
On Nov 14, 1845, Captain John C Frémont named Basil's Creek in what is now south Lander County. Like nearby Connor Spring a few days earlier, he named the feature for one of his men. t.co/HkdQvlXrdg
Map from John R Bartlett's 1854 US-Mexico map. t.co/FF7frTP8ep
Map from John R Bartlett's 1854 US-Mexico map. t.co/FF7frTP8ep
Built in 1906 and operated into the 1960s, the Minden Flour Milling Company warehouse in Minden, NV was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Nov 14, 1978. PDF: bit.ly/2Xh5F8k
November 14, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Built in 1906 and operated into the 1960s, the Minden Flour Milling Company warehouse in Minden, NV was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Nov 14, 1978. PDF: bit.ly/2Xh5F8k
US Bureau of Reclamation Concrete Inspector Kenneth Rankin was crushed by a bucket carrying 8 cubic yards of liquid concrete at the Hoover Dam on Nov 14, 1934. He was the first Government worker killed during its construction.
Nov 16, 1934 Las Vegas Age.
Nov 16, 1934 Las Vegas Age.
November 14, 2025 at 11:05 PM
US Bureau of Reclamation Concrete Inspector Kenneth Rankin was crushed by a bucket carrying 8 cubic yards of liquid concrete at the Hoover Dam on Nov 14, 1934. He was the first Government worker killed during its construction.
Nov 16, 1934 Las Vegas Age.
Nov 16, 1934 Las Vegas Age.
The 13th and final race of the 1954 AAA Championship Car season, the Silver State Century, was held on Nov 14, 1954 at the short-lived Las Vegas Park Speedway. Jimmy Bryan dominated for his 7th win of that season. tinyurl.com/44w6ynwa
Short VID: tinyurl.com/2c4mmx6c
Short VID: tinyurl.com/2c4mmx6c
November 14, 2025 at 10:48 PM
The 13th and final race of the 1954 AAA Championship Car season, the Silver State Century, was held on Nov 14, 1954 at the short-lived Las Vegas Park Speedway. Jimmy Bryan dominated for his 7th win of that season. tinyurl.com/44w6ynwa
Short VID: tinyurl.com/2c4mmx6c
Short VID: tinyurl.com/2c4mmx6c
Daughter-in-law to famed architect Frederic de Longchamps and "Nevada's foremost poet of the 1960s and 1970s," Joanne de Longchamps (née Cutten) died in Reno, NV on Nov 13, 1983. She was cremated and had her ashes were spread over Pyramid Lake. t.co/S4D46TFRig
November 14, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Daughter-in-law to famed architect Frederic de Longchamps and "Nevada's foremost poet of the 1960s and 1970s," Joanne de Longchamps (née Cutten) died in Reno, NV on Nov 13, 1983. She was cremated and had her ashes were spread over Pyramid Lake. t.co/S4D46TFRig
Before he was Nevada Governor and later US Senator for Nevada, Richard Bryan was the Nevada Attorney General when this photo was taken on Nov 13, 1979. UNLV Digital Collections. t.co/tyOLhqjwKt
November 14, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Before he was Nevada Governor and later US Senator for Nevada, Richard Bryan was the Nevada Attorney General when this photo was taken on Nov 13, 1979. UNLV Digital Collections. t.co/tyOLhqjwKt
On Nov 13, 1965, the University of Nevada Wolf Pack football team, led by Chris Ault at QB, defeated the Chico State College Wildcats at Mackay Stadium, 24-6. Game program from UNR Digital Collections. t.co/pvIs4X2KHn
Nov 16, 1965 Chico State Wildcat newspaper article.
Nov 16, 1965 Chico State Wildcat newspaper article.
November 14, 2025 at 2:25 AM
On Nov 13, 1965, the University of Nevada Wolf Pack football team, led by Chris Ault at QB, defeated the Chico State College Wildcats at Mackay Stadium, 24-6. Game program from UNR Digital Collections. t.co/pvIs4X2KHn
Nov 16, 1965 Chico State Wildcat newspaper article.
Nov 16, 1965 Chico State Wildcat newspaper article.
This article in the Nov 13, 1868 Sacramento Union finds life in the small valleys of the otherwise barren Nevada desert, which it calls the "American Sahara." t.co/TGdDp8KZY6
"For nearly one hundred and fifty miles... there is little variation of scenery."
"For nearly one hundred and fifty miles... there is little variation of scenery."
November 14, 2025 at 12:55 AM
This article in the Nov 13, 1868 Sacramento Union finds life in the small valleys of the otherwise barren Nevada desert, which it calls the "American Sahara." t.co/TGdDp8KZY6
"For nearly one hundred and fifty miles... there is little variation of scenery."
"For nearly one hundred and fifty miles... there is little variation of scenery."
"King of the Comstock" in the 1860-70s, Bank of California executive in Nevada, and US Senator for Nevada (1875-81) William Sharon died on Nov 13, 1885 in San Francisco, CA. Sharon is interred at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park in Colma, CA. tinyurl.com/yk689oxz
November 14, 2025 at 12:33 AM
"King of the Comstock" in the 1860-70s, Bank of California executive in Nevada, and US Senator for Nevada (1875-81) William Sharon died on Nov 13, 1885 in San Francisco, CA. Sharon is interred at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park in Colma, CA. tinyurl.com/yk689oxz
On Nov 13, 1932, the water of the Colorado River was first diverted to allow for the construction of the Hoover Dam in Black Canyon using the two diversion tunnels on Arizona side. t.co/0IYbzC3lrl
Covered in the Las Vegas Age of the same day.
Covered in the Las Vegas Age of the same day.
November 14, 2025 at 12:13 AM
On Nov 13, 1932, the water of the Colorado River was first diverted to allow for the construction of the Hoover Dam in Black Canyon using the two diversion tunnels on Arizona side. t.co/0IYbzC3lrl
Covered in the Las Vegas Age of the same day.
Covered in the Las Vegas Age of the same day.
UNLV Digital Collections has a few images of the Veterans Day Parade held in North Las Vegas, NV on Nov 13, 1978. That was a Monday. The parade included tanks. bit.ly/3QDFy7r
November 13, 2025 at 10:06 PM
UNLV Digital Collections has a few images of the Veterans Day Parade held in North Las Vegas, NV on Nov 13, 1978. That was a Monday. The parade included tanks. bit.ly/3QDFy7r
Born in Fresno, CA, southwest artist Maynard Dixon, 71, died in Tuscon, AZ on Nov 13 or Nov 14, 1946. He was famous for desert landscapes, including some of Nevada. He was cremated with his ashes spread behind his residence at Mount Carmel, UT. bit.ly/2qNqIj8
November 13, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Born in Fresno, CA, southwest artist Maynard Dixon, 71, died in Tuscon, AZ on Nov 13 or Nov 14, 1946. He was famous for desert landscapes, including some of Nevada. He was cremated with his ashes spread behind his residence at Mount Carmel, UT. bit.ly/2qNqIj8
The University of Nevada Sagebrushers football team finished their 1921 season with a 14-14 tie against the Stanford Cardinal in Stanford, CA on Nov 12, 1921. The Sagebrushers finished with 4 wins, 3 losses, 1 tie. bit.ly/2PqTbdt
Article from the Nov 13, 1921 LA Times
Article from the Nov 13, 1921 LA Times
November 13, 2025 at 8:41 PM
The University of Nevada Sagebrushers football team finished their 1921 season with a 14-14 tie against the Stanford Cardinal in Stanford, CA on Nov 12, 1921. The Sagebrushers finished with 4 wins, 3 losses, 1 tie. bit.ly/2PqTbdt
Article from the Nov 13, 1921 LA Times
Article from the Nov 13, 1921 LA Times
Virginia & Truckee Railroad Locomotive #1 "Lyon" pulled the first revenue train for the railroad over the Crown Trestle Bridge and into Gold Hill, NV at about 3pm on Nov 12, 1869. bit.ly/2jkvRP8
The Gold Hill News of the same day reported on it.
The Gold Hill News of the same day reported on it.
November 13, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Virginia & Truckee Railroad Locomotive #1 "Lyon" pulled the first revenue train for the railroad over the Crown Trestle Bridge and into Gold Hill, NV at about 3pm on Nov 12, 1869. bit.ly/2jkvRP8
The Gold Hill News of the same day reported on it.
The Gold Hill News of the same day reported on it.