Timeline of Las Vegas

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• 1900
• Five years before the city was founded, the population was 22 people.{{cite web |date=2013 |title=History of Las Vegas |url=http://old.lasvegasnevada.gov//factsstatistics/history.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150520004732/http://old.lasvegasnevada.gov//factsstatistics/history.htm |archive-date=May 20, 2015 |access-date=December 28, 2015 |website=City of Las Vegas}}
• 1905
• January, J. T. McWilliams sold subdivisions of {{Convert|80|acre|km2|abbr=on}}{{Cite book |last=Squires |first=C. P. |url=https://archive.org/details/historyofnevada02davirich |title=The History of Nevada |publisher=Elms Publishing |year=1913 |editor-last=Davis |editor-first=Sam P. |edition=1st |location=Reno |pages=798 |chapter=Chapter XLV: Clark County |format=PDF |lccn=15002825 |oclc=7990365}} between modern A and H streets It was estimated that "McWilliamstown," now referred to as the Historic West Side, had about 2,000 residents by the early 1910s.{{Cite book |last=Hershwitzky |first=Patricia |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/West_Las_Vegas/GsXFyh73N1IC?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA7&printsec=frontcover |title=West Las Vegas |publisher=Arcadia |year=2011 |isbn=978-0-7385-8196-5 |series=Images of America |location=Charleston, SC |pages=7}}
• May 5, the Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad sold subdivisions of {{Convert|1,800|acre|km2|abbr=on}} of Stewart Ranch the railroad had purchased from Montana Senator William A Clark, after whom Clark County was named.{{Sfn|Squires|1913|p=796}}
• File:Photograph of people outside of the First State Bank of Las Vegas (Nev.), 1905.tifSan Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad begins operating, linking Southern California with Salt Lake City and making Las Vegas an ideal refueling point and rest stop due to the availability of water.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1957}}
• 1906
• Golden Gate Hotel, originally the "Las Vegas Hotel," opens.{{Sfn|Squires|1913|p=798}}
• Las Vegas and Tonopah Railroad built.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1957}}
• 1908
• The Las Vegas Age newspaper was founded.{{Sfn|Squires|1913|p=803}}
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• Las Vegas becomes seat of Clark County.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1957}}
• Clark County Review newspaper begins publication.
• Las Vegas Evening Review and Journal newspaper in publication.
• 1910
• Victory Hotel opens.{{sfn|Kurian|1994}}
• 1911
• June 1: Citizens of Las Vegas vote 168 to 57 in favor of incorporation.{{sfn|Nergal|1980}}
• June 1: Peter Buol is elected first mayor of Las Vegas, Stewart, VonTobel, McGovern and Gaughlin become city commissioners.{{Sfn|Squires|1911|p=803}}

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• 1920
• Population: 2,304.
• 1930
• Population: 5,165.
• 1931
• Gambling legalized.{{sfn|Nergal|1980}}
• Hoover Dam construction begins near Las Vegas.{{sfn|Nergal|1980}}
• 1933
• Post Office built.{{sfn|Kurian|1994}}
• 1934
• Helldorado festival begins.

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• 1940
• Population: 8,422.
• Las Vegas Union Pacific Station built.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1957}}
• 1941
• Las Vegas Army Airfield activated.
• 1943
• Las Vegas YMCA active.{{cite web|url=http://www.lasvegasymca.org/About/Timeline.aspx|title=Y History|access-date=July 2, 2018}}

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• 1944
• Huntridge Theater built.{{sfn|Kurian|1994}}
• 1946
• Flamingo Hotel{{sfn|Kurian|1994}} and Golden Nugget casino open.
• 1949
• The Desert Sea News Bureau is established to promote the city, and is later renamed the Las Vegas News Bureau.{{cite book |title=Fabulous Las Vegas |date=2006 |publisher=Beautiful America Publishing Co. |isbn=978-0-89802-815-7 |page=75 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c_jSFFPr_B8C&pg=PA75 |access-date=October 11, 2022}}
• 1950
• Population: 24,624.
• U.S. military Nellis Air Force Base dedicated.
• Las Vegas Morning Sun newspaper begins publication.{{cite web |url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/search/titles/results/?state=Nevada&city=Las+Vegas&rows=50&sort=date |title=US Newspaper Directory |location=Washington DC |work=Chronicling America |publisher=Library of Congress |access-date=March 12, 2014 }}
• Desert Inn casino opens.

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• 1951
• Binion's Horseshoe casino opens.
• 1952
• Unitarian Universalist congregation founded.
• Sahara Hotel and Casino opens.
• Sands Hotel and Casino opens.
• 1953
• City of Henderson chartered in vicinity of Las Vegas.
• KLAS-TV, Las Vegas' first television station, signs on the air.
• 1955
• Riviera Hotel and Casino opens.
• Las Vegas' second television station, KLRJ-TV (now KSNV), signs on from Henderson; it will move to Las Vegas by the end of the year.
• 1956
• The City of Las Vegas annexes one square mile of land, the first such addition of land since incorporation 45 years earlier.
• Las Vegas Air Force Station in use.
• Fremont Hotel opens.
• KSHO-TV (now KTNV-TV) signs on.
• 1957
• University of Nevada, Las Vegas{{Cite web |last= |date=2021-09-10 |title=Early History of the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) |url=https://www.lasvegasnvmuseum.org/early-history-of-the-university-of-nevada-las-vegas-unlv/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231003212356/https://www.lasvegasnvmuseum.org/early-history-of-the-university-of-nevada-las-vegas-unlv/ |archive-date=October 3, 2023 |access-date=2025-03-25 |website=Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas |language=en-US}} and United Way of Southern Nevada established.
• Tropicana opens on the Strip.
• 1958
• Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada established.{{cite web|url=http://www.lacsn.org/|title=Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada|access-date=July 2, 2018}}
• 1959
• The Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign is built,{{Cite news |last=Keely |first=Harrison |date=June 19, 2018 |title=How the Welcome to Las Vegas sign has changed over the years |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/local-las-vegas/how-the-welcome-to-las-vegas-sign-has-changed-over-the-years/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240522221757/https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/local-las-vegas/how-the-welcome-to-las-vegas-sign-has-changed-over-the-years/ |archive-date=May 22, 2024 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal}} designed by Betty Willis at the request of a local salesman who sold it to Clark County.{{Cite news |last=Brown |first=Patricia Leigh |date=2005-01-13 |title=A Neon Come-Hither, Still Able to Flirt |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/13/garden/a-neon-comehither-still-able-to-flirt.html |access-date=2025-03-25 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}
• Oran K. Gragson becomes mayor.
• Las Vegas Convention Center opens in Winchester.

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• 1960
• The population of Las Vegas has grown to 64,405, which represents more than 22 percent of Nevada's total population, even though with just 25 square miles it occupies less than 0.02 percent of the state's land.

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• 1964
• Bonanza Air Lines Flight 114, flying from Phoenix, Arizona to McCarran International Airport, crashes on a hill just southwest of Las Vegas during a landing approach in poor weather conditions. All 26 passengers and 3 crew members were killed when the plane exploded on impact.
• 1966
• Aladdin casino opens.
• Caesars Palace casino opens on the Strip
• 1967
• Las Vegas Marathon begins.
• Barrick Museum of Natural History established.
• Nevada's first independent station, KVVU-TV, signs on in nearby Henderson.{{cite web|url=http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1967/september_10_1967_133663.html|title=KVVU on-air date|work=Brainy History|access-date=June 24, 2018}}
• 1968
• Circus Circus opens on the Strip.
• KLVX, Nevada's first ETV station, signs on.
• 1970
• Population: 125,787.{{sfn|Nergal|1980}}
• 1973
• Las Vegas City Hall built.
• 1979
• Liberace Museum opens near city.
• Faith Lutheran Middle School & High School opens.
• 1980
• November 21: In nearby Paradise, the MGM Grand fire occurs.
• Population: 164,674; metro 463,087.{{sfn|Kurian|1994}}
• 1981
• Cinedome movie theatre opens.{{cite web |url=http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/united-states/nevada/las-vegas?status=all |title=Movie Theaters in Las Vegas, NV |work=CinemaTreasures.org |publisher= Cinema Treasures LLC |location=Los Angeles |access-date= March 12, 2014 }}
• KUNV college radio begins broadcasting.
• February 10: In nearby Winchester, a fire occurs at Las Vegas Hilton hotel.
• 1982
• Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas established.
• 1983
• Harry Reid becomes U.S. representative for Nevada's 1st congressional district.{{cite book |title=Official Congressional Directory |location=Washington DC |publisher=Government Printing Office |year=1985–1986 |chapter= Nevada |hdl=2027/mdp.39015022208436 |title-link=Official Congressional Directory }}
• 1984
• Spanish Trail Country Club opens.
• Meadows School established.{{cite web |url=http://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/search?c_code%5Bid%5D=&ntee%5Bid%5D=&order=revenue&q=%22las+vegas%22&sort_order=desc&state%5Bid%5D=NV&utf8=✓ |publisher=ProPublica |location=New York |title=Las Vegas, Nevada |work=Nonprofit Explorer |editor=Mike Tigas and Sisi Wei |access-date=March 12, 2014 }}
• 1985
• Paradise 6 cinema opens.
• National Finals Rodeo is first held Las Vegas with the help of Benie Binion.
• 1989
• Mirage casino opens on the Strip.

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• 1990

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• Guinness World Records Museum is established.{{cite book |title=Directory of Historical Organizations in the United States and Canada |year=2002 |isbn=0759100020 |author= American Association for State and Local History |chapter=Nevada: Las Vegas |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LY0Q5Rv4O3YC&pg=PA506 }}
• Population: 258,295;{{citation |title=Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990 |year=1998 |url=https://www.census.gov/library/working-papers/1998/demo/POP-twps0027.html |publisher=US Census Bureau }} metro 741,459.{{sfn|Kurian|1994}}
• Excalibur casino opens on the Strip.
• 1992
• Cannon Aviation Museum established near city.
• 1993
• MGM Grand, Treasure Island, and Luxor casinos open on the Strip.
• Las Vegas Business Press begins publication.
• Defcon hacker convention begins.
• 1994
• Zen Center is founded.{{cite web |url=http://www.pluralism.org/directory/index/country:US/state:NV/city:las%20vegas/tag:-1 |title=Las Vegas, Nevada |work=Directory of Religious Centers |author=Pluralism Project |publisher=Harvard University |location=Cambridge, Massachusetts |access-date=March 12, 2014 }}
• 1995

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• Hard Rock Hotel and Casino opens.
• 1996
• September: Murder of Tupac Shakur.{{Cite news |last=Pareles |first=Jon |date=1996-09-14 |title=Tupac Shakur, 25, Rap Performer Who Personified Violence, Dies |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/09/14/arts/tupac-shakur-25-rap-performer-who-personified-violence-dies.html |access-date=2025-03-25 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}
• Neon Museum is founded.{{Cite web |title=The Neon Museum |url=https://narmassociation.org/narm-member/the-neon-museum/ |access-date=2025-03-27 |language=en-US}}
• Las Vegas CityLife weekly newspaper begins publication.
• Stratosphere{{Cite news |last=Stutz |first=Howard |date=April 21, 2014 |title=Stratosphere Tower welcomes 40 millionth visitor |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/stratosphere-tower-welcomes-40-millionth-visitor/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140426104011/http://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/stratosphere-tower-welcomes-40-millionth-visitor |archive-date=April 26, 2014 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal}} and Monte Carlo{{Cite news |last=Lewis |first=Rebecca |date=May 9, 2018 |title=Throwback: Monte Carlo Opens in Las Vegas 21 Years Ago |url=https://news3lv.com/news/local/throwback-monte-carlo-opens-in-las-vegas |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180510035015/http://news3lv.com/news/local/throwback-monte-carlo-opens-in-las-vegas |archive-date=May 10, 2018 |work=KSNV}} casinos open on the Strip.
• 1997
• January: New York-New York Hotel & Casino opens on the Strip.{{Cite web |last=Gang |first=Bill |date=1998-02-02 |title=NY-NY facade upsets NYSE |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/1998/feb/02/ny-ny-facade-upsets-nyse/ |access-date=2025-04-04 |website=Las Vegas Sun |language=en}}
• November: Mike Tyson bit off part of Evander Holyfield's ear during a boxing match at the MGM Garden Arena.{{Cite news |last=Friend |first=Tom |date=1997-06-29 |title=Tyson Disqualified for Biting Holyfield's Ears |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/06/29/sports/tyson-disqualified-for-biting-holyfield-s-ears.html |access-date=2025-04-04 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}
• 1998
• Bellagio opens on the Strip.{{Cite news |last=Lilly |first=Caitlyn |date=October 13, 2023 |title=Bellagio set to celebrate 25 years on Las Vegas Strip |url=https://www.fox5vegas.com/2023/10/13/bellagio-set-celebrate-25-years-las-vegas-strip/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250404233501/https://www.fox5vegas.com/2023/10/13/bellagio-set-celebrate-25-years-las-vegas-strip/ |archive-date=April 4, 2025 |work=KVVU}}
• Las Vegas Weekly newspaper begins publication.
• Las Vegas Philharmonic Orchestra founded.
• 1999
• Mandalay Bay, Venetian, and Paris casinos open on the Strip.
• Oscar Goodman becomes mayor.{{cite news |last=Zapler |first=Mike |title=Goodman elected in a landslide |url=http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/1999/Jun-09-Wed-1999/news/11336641.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=June 9, 1999 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000818183554/http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/1999/Jun-09-Wed-1999/news/11336641.html |archive-date=August 18, 2000}}
• A flood strikes on July 8, killing two people, damaging 353 homes, and causing $20 million in public property damage.{{cite news |last1=Koch |first1=Ed |last2=Radke |first2=Jace |title=Damage assessed, area braces for more rain |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/1999/jul/09/damage-assessed-area-braces-for-more-rain/ |access-date=January 6, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=July 9, 1999}}{{cite news |title=Clinton to make call on flood aid |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/1999/jul/19/clinton-to-make-call-on-flood-aid/ |access-date=January 6, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=July 19, 1999}}
• 2000
• Population: 478,434.{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090218135531/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/32/3240000.html |archive-date= February 18, 2009 |url-status=dead |url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/32/3240000.html |title= Las Vegas (city), Nevada |work=State & County QuickFacts |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date= March 12, 2014 }}
• Aladdin Casino rebuilt on the Strip.

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• 2001
• Omar Haikal Islamic Academy opens.{{Cite news |last=Willis |first=Stacy |date=January 19, 2001 |title=Mecca of Learning |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2001/jan/19/mecca-of-learning/ |work=Las Vegas Sun}}
• Palms Casino opens near the Strip.{{Cite news |last=Strow |first=David |date=November 16, 2001 |title=Huge Crowd Flocks to New Resort |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2001/nov/16/huge-crowd-flocks-new-resort/ |work=Las Vegas Sun}}

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• 2004
• Las Vegas Urban League established.
• 2005
• World Market Center built.
• Wynn casino opens on the Strip.
• 2006
• Miss Exotic World Pageant and Burlesque Hall of Fame relocated to Las Vegas.
• 2007

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• Palazzo casino opens on the Strip.
• 2008
• Encore casino opens on the Strip.

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• 2009
• CityCenter opens, which includes Aria Resort and Casino, Vdara, Mandarin Oriental, Las Vegas, and The Shops at Crystals.
• 2010
• Syn Shop hackerspace opens.{{cite web |url=https://wiki.hackerspaces.org/Nevada |title= Nevada |work=Hackerspaces |access-date=March 12, 2014 }}
• Population: 583,756; metro 1,951,269.{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/dataviz/visualizations/026/508.php |year=2012 |title= Largest Urbanized Areas With Selected Cities and Metro Areas (2010) |publisher=US Census Bureau }}
• Cosmopolitan casino opens on the Strip.
• 2011
• Sahara Hotel closes.
• Carolyn Goodman becomes mayor.
• Population: 589,317; metro 1,969,975.{{cite web |url=http://www.pewstates.org/research/data-visualizations/30-cities-an-introductory-snapshot-85899380032 |title=30 Cities: An Introductory Snapshot |year=2013 |work=American Cities Project |location=Washington, DC |publisher=Pew Charitable Trusts |access-date=March 12, 2014 }}

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• 2012
• The Mob Museum opens.
• Smith Center for the Performing Arts opens.
• Las Vegas City Hall rebuilt.
• 2013
• Sahara Hotel reopens as SLS Las Vegas.
• Zappos.com headquartered in city.
• Steven Horsford becomes U.S. representative for Nevada's 4th congressional district.{{cite web |url=http://www.govtrack.us/congress/members |title=Members of Congress |work=GovTrack |author=Civic Impulse, LLC |location=Washington, D.C. |access-date=March 12, 2014 }}
• 2014
• June 8: 2014 Las Vegas shootings occur.
• Downtown Summerlin opens.
• Downtown Project continues expanding the Fremont East district.
• 2015
• May 2: Mayweather-Pacquiao boxing match takes place.
• Riviera Hotel and Casino closes.
• 2016
• T-Mobile Arena opens.
• Plans announced to spend $450 million on a remodel of Monte Carlo Resort and Casino and rename to Park MGM and also add the NoMad Las Vegas within the resort on upper floors.{{Cite news |last=Velotta |first=Richard |date=June 3, 2016 |title=Monte Carlo will transform to Park MGM in $450M makeover |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/monte-carlo-will-transform-to-park-mgm-in-450m-makeover/ |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal}}
• Riviera Hotel and Casino imploded.
• 2017
• June 20: A heat wave grounded more than 40 airline flights of small aircraft, with American Airlines reducing sales on certain flights to prevent the vehicles from being over the maximum weight permitted for safe takeoff and Las Vegas tying its record high at 117 degrees Fahrenheit.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2017/06/20/us/weather-west-heat-wave/index.html|title=How hot is it in the West? Let us count the ways|first=Madison |last=Park|website=CNN|date=June 20, 2017 }}
• October 1: A mass shooting left 60 dead and 867 injured when a 64-year-old man, Stephen Paddock, fired from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay casino and hotel into the Route 91 Harvest country music festival.{{Cite news |date=October 2, 2017 |title=Mass shooting on the Las Vegas Strip — TIMELINE |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/shootings/mass-shooting-on-the-las-vegas-strip-timeline/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171005195631/https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/shootings/mass-shooting-on-the-las-vegas-strip-timeline/ |archive-date=October 5, 2017 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal}}{{Cite news |last=Bosman |first=Julie |last2=Harmon |first2=Amy |last3=Hauser |first3=Christine |last4=Bidgood |first4=Jess |last5=Astor |first5=Maggie |date=2017-10-02 |title=Las Vegas Shooting Victims: The Full List |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/02/us/vegas-victims-names.html |access-date=2025-03-25 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite news |last=Mullany |first=Gerry |last2=Goldman |first2=Russell |date=2017-10-02 |title=Multiple Weapons Found in Las Vegas Gunman’s Hotel Room |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/02/us/las-vegas-shooting.html |access-date=2025-03-25 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}} Paddock subsequently committed suicide.{{Cite news |last=Kovaleski |first=Serge F. |last2=Baker |first2=Mike |date=2023-03-30 |title=Gunman in 2017 Las Vegas Shooting Was Angry at Casinos, New F.B.I. Files Show |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/30/us/las-vegas-shooting-gunman.html |access-date=2025-03-25 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}
• October 9: The Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League, Nevada's first major professional sports team, plays its first home game at T-Mobile Arena, defeating the Arizona Coyotes 5–2.
• 2018
• Park MGM, formerly the Monte Carlo, opened on May 9.{{Cite news |last=Akers |first=Mick |date=May 9, 2018 |title=Old Monte Carlo becomes the new Park MGM |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2018/may/09/old-monte-carlo-becomes-the-new-park-mgm/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180510025111/https://lasvegassun.com/news/2018/may/09/old-monte-carlo-becomes-the-new-park-mgm/ |archive-date=May 10, 2018 |work=Las Vegas Sun}}
• NoMad Hotel scheduled to open in Fall.
• Waldorf Astoria Las Vegas replaces Mandarin Oriental Hotel in September.
• Sphere (venue) breaks ground on September 27.
• 2019
• Sahara returns to its original name from "SLS."
• Alpine Motel Apartments fire occurs in downtown Las Vegas, killing six people in the deadliest fire to occur within city limits.{{cite news |title=6 dead in downtown Las Vegas apartment fire |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/local-las-vegas/6-dead-in-downtown-las-vegas-apartment-fire-1919071/ |access-date=August 8, 2021 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=December 21, 2019}}
• 2020
• Hard Rock Hotel and Casino closes.
• COVID-19 arrives at the city, impacting the economynvhealthresponse.nv.gov/state-information/press-releases/
• The Oakland Raiders of the National Football League relocates to Las Vegas and becomes the Las Vegas Raiders.
• Circa Resort & Casino opens as the first new downtown resort in 40 years.{{cite news |last=Stutz |first=Howard |title=A gambler at heart: Derek Stevens opening first all-new resort in four decades in downtown Las Vegas |url=https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/a-gambler-at-heart-derek-stevens-opening-first-all-new-resort-in-four-decades-in-downtown-las-vegas |access-date=August 8, 2021 |work=The Nevada Independent |date=October 25, 2020}}
• 2021
• Hard Rock Hotel reopens as Virgin Hotels Las Vegas.{{cite news |last1=Velotta |first1=Richard N. |last2=Shoro |first2=Mike |title=Virgin Hotels Las Vegas opens, marking a return to paradise |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/virgin-hotels-las-vegas-opens-marking-a-return-to-paradise-2314825/ |access-date=August 8, 2021 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=March 25, 2021}}
• Resorts World Las Vegas opens on the former site of the Stardust.{{cite news |last=Komenda |first=Ed |title=Resorts World, first new hotel-casino built on Las Vegas Strip in a decade, is now open. Look inside. |url=https://www.rgj.com/story/news/2021/06/24/las-vegas-strip-mega-hotel-resorts-world-opens-tonight/5338144001/ |access-date=August 8, 2021 |work=Reno Gazette Journal |date=June 25, 2021}}

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• 2023
• Sphere opened near the Strip.{{cite news |last=Brewer |first=Ray |date=February 6, 2023 |title=Southern Nevada's big year ahead culminates decade of growth in the Valley |url=https://vegasinc.lasvegassun.com/business/2023/feb/06/southern-nevadas-big-year-ahead-culminates-decade/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206102112/https://vegasinc.lasvegassun.com/business/2023/feb/06/southern-nevadas-big-year-ahead-culminates-decade/ |archive-date=February 6, 2023 |access-date=May 28, 2023 |work=VegasInc}}
• Las Vegas Grand Prix took place on and near the Strip.
• 2024
• Super Bowl LVIII took place at Allegiant Stadium.
• Tropicana Las Vegas closed after 67 years of operation.
• 2025
• 2025 Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion took place at the Trump International Hotel.

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|publisher = Binfords & Mort |location = Portland, Or.

|author = Federal Writers' Project |author-link = Federal Writers' Project |title = Nevada: A Guide to the Silver State

|date = 1957

|series= American Guide Series |chapter=Las Vegas |via=HathiTrust

|hdl = 2027/mdp.39015048749454

}} {{open access}}

• {{Cite book

|title=Learning from Las Vegas |author1=Robert Venturi |author1-link=Robert Venturi |author2=Denise Scott Brown |author2-link=Denise Scott Brown |author3=Steven Izenour |author3-link=Steven Izenour |publisher=MIT Press |location=Cambridge MA |orig-year=1972 |year=1977 |isbn=0-262-72006-X |ref=none

}}

• {{Citation

|publisher = E.P. Dutton |location = New York |title = Encyclopedia of American Cities |chapter-url=https://archive.org/stream/encyclopediaofam00unib#page/187/mode/1up

|date = 1980

|ol=4120668M |editor=Ory Mazar Nergal |chapter= Las Vegas, NV |page=187+

| ref = {{harvid|Nergal|1980}}

}}

• {{Citation

|chapter-url=https://openlibrary.org/books/ia:worldencyclopedi00kuri/World_encyclopedia_of_cities |title = World Encyclopedia of Cities

|date = 1994

|location = Santa Barbara, Calif. |publisher=ABC-CLIO |author=George Thomas Kurian |series=Vol. 1: North America |chapter= Las Vegas |page=479+

|ol = 1431653M

| ref = {{harvid|Kurian|1994}}

}} (fulltext via Open Library)

• {{citation |url=http://recode.net/special-series/las-vegas/ |title=Las Vegas |work=Re/code |year=2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150515010907/http://recode.net/special-series/las-vegas/ |archive-date=2015-05-15 }} (series of articles)

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{{Commons category|Las Vegas}}

• {{cite web |url=http://hottopics.lvccld.org/las_vegas |title=Las Vegas History |publisher=Las Vegas-Clark County Library District }}
• {{cite web |url=http://guides.library.unlv.edu/content.php?pid=10255&sid=253349 |title=Nevada History |work=Subject Guides |author=University Libraries |publisher= University of Nevada, Las Vegas }} (includes Vegas)
• {{cite encyclopedia |url=http://www.onlinenevada.org/search/site/las%20vegas |title=(Las Vegas) |encyclopedia=Online Nevada Encyclopedia |publisher=Nevada Humanities }}
• Digital Public Library of America. [http://dp.la/search?utf8=✓&page_size=100&q=las+vegas+nevada Items related to Las Vegas], various dates

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