Nevada’s official tartan highlights state history, culture
Nevada is known for its desert bighorn sheep — the official state animal — and the desert tortoise, its official reptile. But ...
Deadliest plane crashes that shaped Nevada's history and what caused them
In Nevada, the deadliest plane crash was in 1964. A four-engine Constellation operated by California’s Paradise Airlines traveling from Oakland crashed in a mountain near Lake Tahoe after two failed ...
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Museum of Natural History preserves Nevada's flora and fauna for future generations
The University’s Museum of Natural History is located on the southern end of campus, in a repurposed library space. Visitors are greeted by a mountain lion, looking ready to pounce. The small lobby ...
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Nevada State Museum chronicles ‘the most diverse history’ in the West
Nevada State Museum chronicles ‘the most diverse history’ in the West The Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas, boasts such a treasure trove of Western memorabilia that True West magazine just named ...
On this day in history: Nevada began nuclear testing 74 years ago
On this day 74 years ago, nuclear testing kicked off at the Nevada Test Site, just 65 miles north of Las Vegas.
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History of the School
Named after James Edward Church, a professor of Latin, German, classical art and history (1892-1959) and founder of what is now the Nevada Museum of Art, the Church Fine Arts building provided the ...