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Skyline of Reno, third most populous city in Nevada. Mountains around North Las Vegas, suburb of Las Vegas. Sparks, suburb of Reno and Nevada's fifth most populous city. Carson City, Nevada's capital and sixth largest city by population. Main street of Nevada's newest city, Fernley. Downtown Elko, eighth most populous city in Nevada.
The Vegas Golden Knights are a professional ice hockey team based in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. The Golden Knights compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division in the Western Conference. Founded in 2017 as an expansion team, the team is the first major sports franchise to represent Las Vegas.
Las Vegas, [ a] often known as Sin City or simply Vegas, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and the seat of Clark County. The Las Vegas Valley metropolitan area is the largest within the greater Mojave Desert, and second-largest in the Southwestern United States. [ 6][ 7] Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort ...
History of Las Vegas. The settlement of Las Vegas, Nevada was founded in 1905 after the opening of a railroad that linked Los Angeles and Salt Lake City. The stopover attracted some farmers (mostly from Utah) to the area, and fresh water was piped in to the settlement. In 1911, the town was incorporated as part of the newly founded Clark County.
Contents. Sphere (venue) Sphere (also called Sphere at the Venetian Resort) is a music and entertainment arena in Paradise, Nevada, United States, east of the Las Vegas Strip. Designed by Populous, the project was announced by the Madison Square Garden Company in 2018, known then as the MSG Sphere. The 18,600-seat auditorium is being marketed ...
Allegiant Stadium. / 36.09056°N 115.18389°W / 36.09056; -115.18389. Allegiant Stadium is a domed multi-purpose stadium located in Paradise, Nevada, southwest of adjacent Las Vegas. Opened in 2020, it is the home field of the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL) and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Rebels ...
The Las Vegas Aviators, formerly known as the Las Vegas 51s and Las Vegas Stars, are a Minor League Baseball team of the Pacific Coast League (PCL) and the Triple-A affiliate of the Oakland Athletics. They are located in Summerlin South, Nevada, a community in Las Vegas. The Aviators play their home games at Las Vegas Ballpark, a 10,000-seat ...
Las Vegas Evening Review and Journal newspaper in publication. [ 3] 1910. Victory Hotel in business. [ 4] 1911. June 1: Citizens of Las Vegas vote 168 to 57 in favor of incorporation. [ 5][ 1] June 1: Peter Buol is elected first mayor of Las Vegas, Stewart, VonTobel, McGovern and Gaughlin become city commissioner and assure a "conservative city ...