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* '''July 7, 1930:''' ''Construction begins on Hoover Dam.'' | * '''July 7, 1930:''' ''Construction begins on Hoover Dam.'' | ||
* '''April 3, 1941:''' ''El Rancho Vegas is opened on what would become the Las Vegas Strip, featuring an all-you-can-eat buffet.'' | * '''April 3, 1941:''' ''El Rancho Vegas is opened on what would become the Las Vegas Strip, featuring an all-you-can-eat buffet.'' | ||
| - | * '''March 20, 1945:''' At the Vernal Equinox, Leo the Griff and Bloody Jim establish the freehold, swearing oaths to Day and Night, respectively. | + | * '''March 20, 1945:''' At the Vernal Equinox, [[Leo the Griff]] and Bloody Jim establish the freehold, swearing oaths to Day and Night, respectively. |
* '''January 27, 1951:''' ''First atmospheric atomic test at the Nevada Test Site.'' | * '''January 27, 1951:''' ''First atmospheric atomic test at the Nevada Test Site.'' | ||
| + | * '''1964:''' [[Ophelia the Corpse Child]] and [[the Cannibal]] arrive in Las Vegas where they live unnoticed for a year. | ||
* '''November 21, 1980:''' ''Devastating fire at the MGM Grand.'' | * '''November 21, 1980:''' ''Devastating fire at the MGM Grand.'' | ||
| + | * '''1981:''' Bloody Jim goes missing and [[Ophelia the Corpse Child|Ophelia]] ascends as Night Queen with [[John Noir]] as her Knight. | ||
* '''November 1989:''' ''The first mega-resort, The Mirage, opens.'' | * '''November 1989:''' ''The first mega-resort, The Mirage, opens.'' | ||
Revision as of 16:30, 8 January 2009
- May 15, 1905: Las Vegas founded as a city.
- July 7, 1930: Construction begins on Hoover Dam.
- April 3, 1941: El Rancho Vegas is opened on what would become the Las Vegas Strip, featuring an all-you-can-eat buffet.
- March 20, 1945: At the Vernal Equinox, Leo the Griff and Bloody Jim establish the freehold, swearing oaths to Day and Night, respectively.
- January 27, 1951: First atmospheric atomic test at the Nevada Test Site.
- 1964: Ophelia the Corpse Child and the Cannibal arrive in Las Vegas where they live unnoticed for a year.
- November 21, 1980: Devastating fire at the MGM Grand.
- 1981: Bloody Jim goes missing and Ophelia ascends as Night Queen with John Noir as her Knight.
- November 1989: The first mega-resort, The Mirage, opens.
