History

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March 16, 1911: Las Vegas becomes an incorporated city.
July 7, 1930: Construction begins on Hoover Dam.
March 19, 1931: Gambling legalized in Las Vegas.
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. John Noir also returns.
November 24, 1966: Howard Hughes arrives in Las Vegas and moves into the Desert Inn, which he later purchases and uses as the base for his empire.
1967: Fat Betty returns to Las Vegas after ten years in Faerie.
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 22, 1989: The first mega-resort, The Mirage, opens.
1992: Bast returns and becomes lorekeeper for the Sun court.
1994: Jangling Jack returns, claims his inheritance, and helps Fat Betty found the Halfway House.
1996: Lucky Kate returns and becomes financier of the Moon Court.

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 * '''1981:''' Bloody Jim goes missing and [[Ophelia the Corpse Child|Ophelia]] ascends as Night Queen with [[John Noir]] as her Knight.
 * '''November 22, 1989:''' ''The first mega-resort, The Mirage, opens.''
+* '''1992:''' [[Bast]] returns and becomes lorekeeper for the Sun court.
 * '''1994:''' [[Jangling Jack]] returns, claims his inheritance, and helps [[Fat Betty]] found the [[Halfway House]].
+* '''1996:''' [[Lucky Kate]] returns and becomes financier of the Moon Court.