Nevada History Timeline - Important Dates & People

July 14, 2024

Events in Nevada History

Fitzsimmons vs Corbett

1897-03-17 British boxer Bob Fitzsimmons KOs American champion 'Gentleman' Jim Corbett in the 14th round to win World Heavyweight title in Carson City, Nevada

1905-05-15 Las Vegas founded in Nevada
1905-07-03 American boxer Marvin Hart scores a 12th round KO of Jack Root in Reno, Nevada for the vacant world heavyweight title
1907-01-01 Joe Gans lands a devastating right to the head of Canadian challenger Kid Herman to retain his world lightweight boxing title with an 8th round knockout in Tonopah, Nevada
1907-03-19 18.8 cm precipitation at Lewer's Ranch, Nevada (state record)

1915-02-23 Nevada reduces residency requirement for divorces from 1 year to 6 months
1915-10-03 7.8 earthquake shakes Pleasant Valley, Nevada
1923-03-05 Montana & Nevada become 1st states to enact old age pension laws
1931-03-19 Nevada legalizes gambling
1933-03-10 Nevada becomes 1st US state to regulate narcotics

1937-01-08 -50°F (-45.6°C), San Jacinto, Nevada (state record)
1942-12-21 US Supreme court declares Nevada separation legal
1951-01-27 US begins 126 nuclear tests at Nevada Test Site
1951-06-01 1st self-contained titanium plant opens (Henderson Nevada)
1951-11-01 US performs 1st atomic explosion witnessed by troops, Nevada Test Site, New Mexico
1951-11-29 1st underground atomic explosion at Frenchman Flat in Nevada
1952-01-14 Snowstorm in Sierra Nevada kills 26
1952-04-22 1st atomic explosion on network news, Nob, Nevada
1952-05-01 US Marines take part in an atomic explosion training in Nevada
1953-05-19 Nuclear explosion in Nevada (fall-out in St George, Utah)
1953-05-25 1st atomic cannon electronically fired at Frenchman Flat, Nevada
1953-12-25 KNEV (95.5 The Vibe) radio broadcaster in Reno, Nevada begins broadcasting
1954-06-23 122°F (50°C), Overton, Nevada (state record until June 29, 1994)
1955-01-23 KORK (now KVBC) TV channel 3 in Las Vegas, Nevada (NBC) 1st broadcast
1957-07-19 1st rocket with nuclear warhead fired, Yucca Flat, Nevada
1957-09-19 1st underground nuclear explosion at Las Vegas Nevada
1962-03-01 US and British nuclear test experiment in Nevada
1963-10-26 US performs underground nuclear test at Fallon, Nevada
1964-08-06 Prometheus, the world's oldest tree aged at least 4,862 years old, is accidentally cut down in Nevada, USA
1965-01-12 At 10:58 am PST burn up a nuclear rocket in Nevada
1973-11-08 Nevada approves pari-mutuel betting on Jai Alai

1980-08-26 John Birges plants a bomb at Harvey's Resort Hotel in Stateline, Nevada

Sports History

1982-11-13 WBA lightweight champion Ray Mancini beats South Korean challenger Duk Koo Kim by TKO in 14th round in Las Vegas; Kim collapses, falls into a coma and dies 4 days later; as a result, WBC shortens title bouts to 12 rounds; WBA & WBO follow in 1988, and IBF in 1989

1982-11-18 South Korean boxer Duk Koo Kim dies from injuries sustained during a 14-round beating by Ray Mancini in Las Vegas; WBC shortens title bouts to 12 rounds; WBA and WBO follow in 1988, and IBF in 1989
1983-10-04 Richard Noble driving Thrust2 reaches new land speed record of 650.88 mph (1,047.49 km/h) at Black Rock Desert, Nevada
1984-01-14 Ray Mancini scores a 3rd-round TKO of Bobby Chacon to retain his WBA lightweight title in Reno, Nevada; Chacon so severely battered he thanks referee Richard Steele for stopping the fight
1985-01-02 Nevada Las Vegas basketball gives coach Jerry Tarkanian his 600th career victory with a 142-140 win over Utah State in triple overtime; total of 282 points breaks NCAA men's record of 275 set in 1976
1987-08-01 Crossbow flight record (2,005 yds 1'9") set by Harry Drake in Nevada
1990-04-02 52nd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Nevada-LV beats Duke, 103-73; record largest margin of victory in a championship game; Runnin' Rebels' first title
1990-09-10 Hard Rock Cafe opens in Las Vegas, Nevada
1991-11-02 Nevada makes biggest comeback in NCAA football history, overcoming a 35 point 3rd quarter deficit to rally and beat Weber State, 55-49
1992-11-09 Howard Stern's radio show begins broadcast in Las Vegas Nevada (KFBI)
1994-06-26 122°F (50°C) at Laughlin, Nevada

Boxing Title Fight

1997-07-01 Nevada Athletic Commission suspends Mike Tyson indefinitely & withholds $20m purse for biting Evander Holyfield's ear during their heavyweight title fight 28 June

1998-02-18 Two white separatists are arrested in Nevada and accused of plotting a biological attack on New York City subways.

2015-10-13 Basketball player Lamar Odom is hospitalised after being found unconscious in a brothel in Nevada
2015-10-13 First Democratic presidential candidates debate, broadcast by CNN and held in Las Vegas, Nevada
2015-12-15 Fifth Republican presidential candidates debate in Las Vegas, Nevada

Election of Interest

2016-10-19 Third US Presidential debate: Donald Trump notably refuses to say if he will accept the result of election during debate with Hillary Clinton at Nevada University, Las Vegas

Sports History

2017-10-01 Former NFL star O.J. Simpson is released from Nevada's Lovelock Prison after less than 9 years of detention of his 33 year sentence for armed robbery and kidnapping

Ronaldo Case Dismissed

2018-09-28 Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo accused of rape in 2009 in US lawsuit filed in Nevada; case dismissed based on improper breach of attorney-client privileged communications

2018-12-18 Nevada becomes the first US state with a female-majority legislature with new appointments taking it to 51%
2019-07-06 Jorge Masvidal (34-13) sets a UFC record by needing just 5 seconds to KO Ben Askren (19-1, 1 NC) during their welterweight bout at UFC 239 in Las Vegas, Nevada

Famous People from Nevada

1864-04-10 Tully Marshall, American actor (Let's Go, Red Dust), born in Nevada City, California (d. 1943)
1874-09-13 Henry F. Ashurst, American Democratic politician (U.S. Senator from Arizona), born in Winnemucca, Nevada (d. 1962)
1879-11-02 Marion Jones, American tennis player (US Nat C'ship 1899, 1902), born in Gold Hill, Nevada (d. 1965)
1886-09-22 Hobart Cavanaugh, American actor (Border Town, Black Angel), born in Virginia City, Nevada (d. 1950)
1888-03-29 James E. Casey, American businessman and founder (United Parcel Service), born in Candelaria, Nevada (d. 1983)

1895-10-21 Edna Purviance, American silent film actress, worked with Charlie Chaplin (The Kid), born in Paradise Valley, Nevada (d. 1958)
1901-12-05 Milton H. Erickson, American psychiatrist and psychologist, born in Aurum, Nevada (d. 1980)
1903-10-16 Rex Bell [George Francis Beldam], American cowboy actor (Cowboys & Injuns) and 21st Lieutenant Governor of Nevada, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1962)
1906-08-05 John Huston, American director and writer (African Queen, Chinatown), born in Nevada, Missouri (d. 1987)
1909-11-20 Alan Bible, American lawyer and politician (Sen-D-Nev, 1954-74), born in Lovelock, Nevada (d. 1988)
1911-05-26 Ben Alexander, American actor (Dragnet, All Quiet on the Western Front), born in Goldfield, Nevada (d. 1969)
1912-03-16 (Thelma Catherine) "Pat" Nixon [née Ryan], American First Lady (1969-74), born in Ely, Nevada (d. 1993)
1917-04-09 Brad Dexter [Boris Milanovich], American actor (Macao, The Magnificent Seven), born in Goldfield, Nevada (d. 2002)

1922-02-10 Neva Patterson, American actress (The Seven Year Itch, Taxi, Nichols), born near Nevada, Iowa (d. 2010)
1922-08-02 Paul Laxalt, American politician (22nd Governor of Nevada), born in Reno, Nevada (d. 2018)
1923-11-28 Helen Delich Bentley, American politician (Rep-R-MD, 1985-95), born in Ruth, Nevada (d. 2016)
1924-06-08 Sheldon Allman, American-Canadian actor, singer, and songwriter (Nevada Smith; Harris Against the World), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2002)
1925-07-19 Sue Thompson [Eva Sue McKee], American pop and country music singer ("Sad Movies (Make Me Cry")), born in Nevada, Missouri (d. 2021)
1935-08-15 Abby Dalton, American actress (Joey Bishop Show), born in Las Vegas, Nevada (d. 2020)
1936-08-24 Kenny Guinn, American businessman and politician, born in Garland, Arkansas (d. 2010)
1937-07-16 Richard Bryan, American attorney and politician (25th Governor of Nevada), born in Washington, D.C.
1938-05-19 James Bilbray, American lawyer and politician (Rep-D-Nevada 1987-95), born in Las Vegas, Nevada
1939-03-11 Lorraine Hunt, American businesswoman, and former Lieutenant Governor of Nevada, born in Niagara Falls, New York

Harry Reid (1939-2021)

1939-12-02 American attorney and politician (U.S. Senator from Nevada, 1987-2017; U.S. House of Representatives, 1983-87), born in Searchlight, Nevada [1]

1945-03-24 Curtis Hanson, American film director and screenwriter (LA Confidential, 8 Mile), born in Reno, Nevada (d. 2016)
1951-05-25 Chuck Ruff, American rock drummer (Edgar Winter Group - "Frankenstein"), born in Reno, Nevada (d. 2011)
1957-02-03 Michele Greene, American actress (Abby Perkins-LA Law), born in Las Vegas, Nevada
1960-08-02 David Yow, American musician (Scratch Acid; The Jesus Lizard), born in Las Vegas, Nevada
1962-08-14 Jerry Foltz, American golfer and commentator (Golf Channel), born in Las Vegas, Nevada
1964-01-27 Inga Thompson, US cyclist (Olympic-8th-88, 84, 92), born in Reno, Nevada
1964-07-04 Mark Slaughter, American hard rock singer,-songwriter, and guitarist (Slaughter - "Up All Night"; "Mad About You"), born in Las Vegas, Nevada
1965-05-31 Annette Renee Peters [nee Hand], American 1500/3000 runner, born in Reno, Nevada
1966-03-27 Kate Donahoo, US judoka (Olympic-92), born in Las Vegas, Nevada
1968-10-12 Charles Anthony, American CFL defensive back (Toronto Argonauts), born in Las Vegas, Nevada
1969-07-31 Loren Dean, American actor (Billy Bathgate; Say Anything), born in Las Vegas, Nevada

1970-07-23 Charisma Carpenter, American actress (Angel), born in Las Vegas, Nevada
1970-12-12 Mädchen Amick, American actress (Shelly Johnson-Twin Peaks), born in Reno, Nevada
1971-12-03 Vernon White, American mixed martial arts fighter (King of the Cage Middleweight Champion; UFC), born in Sparks, Nevada
1972-01-31 Marvin Coleman, American basketball player (Calgary Stampeders), born in Las Vegas, Nevada
1973-12-23 Tony Graziani, American football quarterback (Atlanta Falcons), born in Las Vegas, Nevada
1974-05-25 Frank Klepacki, American video game composer (Command & Conquer: Red Alert), born in Las Vegas, Nevada
1975-01-19 Noah Georgeson, American musician and producer, born in Nevada City, California
1976-01-08 Jenny Lewis, American actress (Becky-Life With Lucy), born in Las Vegas, Nevada
1976-02-15 Ronnie Vannucci Jr., American drummer (The Killers), born in Las Vegas, Nevada
1978-11-06 Scott Piercy, American golfer (US Open 2016 runner-up), born in Las Vegas, Nevada
1979-05-24 Frank Mir, American UFC fighter and professional wrestler, born in Las Vegas, Nevada
1980-03-24 Luke Edwards, Nevada City Ca, actor (Newsie)
1980-07-10 Thomas Ian Nicholas, actor (American Pie, Rookie of the Year), born in Las Vegas, Nevada
1981-07-11 Mary Beth Arnold, American gymnast (World-bronze-95), born in Reno, Nevada
1982-01-18 Joanna Newsom, American harpist, born in Nevada City, California
1982-01-31 Brad Thompson, American baseball pitcher, born in Las Vegas, Nevada
1985-02-13 David Padgett, US basketball player, born in Reno, Nevada

1987-12-28 Thomas Dekker, American actor, born in Las Vegas, Nevada
1988-01-14 Mikalah Gordon, American pop singer, born in Las Vegas, Nevada

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