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History:Nevada @historynevada.bsky.social · 15h

Chef, Las #Vegas restaurant owner, and member of the Nevada Gaming Hall of Fame, Emeril Lagasse was born on Oct 15, 1959 in Fall River, MA. t.co/mHVWbHTG4s

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History:Nevada @historynevada.bsky.social · 15h

In 1999, the surface elevation of Lake Mead was 1,215 feet above sea level. By Oct 15, 2010, that had fallen to 1,087 feet.
Today, Oct 15, 2025, it sits at about 1,057.75 feet. Better than 2022!
Image via t.co/XV9liyHICy

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History:Nevada @historynevada.bsky.social · 15h

A Post Office was established in the Moapa Valley as Nepac, NV on Jun 16, 1938. It was renamed on Oct 15, 1939 to Mead Lake, NV into 1942.
It was the terminus of a Union Pacific Branch line at a station called Mead Lake. Attached includes an envelope cancelled on Oct 14, 1939.

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History:Nevada @historynevada.bsky.social · 16h

UNLV Digital Collections has this photo of mine buildings in the vicinity of Goldfield, NV as they looked on Oct 15, 1908. t.co/fpiPJsoUP3

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History:Nevada @historynevada.bsky.social · 16h

The historic district at Virginia City, NV, including 65 structures, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Oct 15, 1966.
PDF: t.co/Of8OtHxMkv

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History:Nevada @historynevada.bsky.social · 16h

After 45 years of operation, the 100 mile Tonopah & Goldfield Railroad (following a route from Mina to Goldfield, NV) was formally abandoned on Oct 15, 1947. t.co/7p0Dn4fH9r

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History:Nevada @historynevada.bsky.social · 17h

Reno Lodge No 13 was chartered in 1869. On Sep 1, 1872, the lodge purchased a lot at Commercial Row and Sierra Street, and a cornerstone ceremony for their building was held on Oct 15, 1872. t.co/9ci3LXuvdm
Demolished in 2019 for hotel expansion!

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History:Nevada @historynevada.bsky.social · 17h

This Henderson Libraries photo shows Mother Mary Gerald, Bishop Thomas K Gorman, and Monsignor John J Lambe, celebrating the dedication of Rosa de Lima Hospital in Henderson, NV on Oct 15, 1947. The hospital was formerly the BMI Hospital. t.co/I4VDg39mnv

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History:Nevada @historynevada.bsky.social · 17h

Las Vegas News3 Nightside covered the opening day for the Luxor Hotel and Casino on Oct 15, 1993, anchored by a moustached Dave Courvoisier. bit.ly/1RdlxOg
Here is also a time-lapse video of much of the construction of the Luxor pyramid. VID: bit.ly/2NHcd9F

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History:Nevada @historynevada.bsky.social · 17h

The Oct 15, 1945 Life Magazine included an article by Roger Butterfield on the country's biggest casino, the 10 year old Harold's Club in Reno, NV. t.co/vQmn43uGrP
"There is a saying around Reno that the Lord runs Harold's Club and the Smiths just rake in the profits."

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History:Nevada @historynevada.bsky.social · 18h

Educator, author, and stepmom to Nevada Governor Grant Sawyer, Byrd F Sawyer (née Wall) died on Oct 15, 1981 in Carson City, NV. t.co/dN7HmKw8TE
Part of her thesis work can be found in "The History of Fifty Years of Mining at Tonopah, 1900-1950." t.co/2PZENfmV11

History:Nevada @historynevada.bsky.social · 19h

UNLV Digital Collections has this great aerial photo of the Las Vegas valley as it appeared on Oct 15, 1942. That is the US Army Airfield in the distance (now Nellis AFB), and Frenchman and Sunrise mountains to the right. bit.ly/3S1k5HV

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History:Nevada @historynevada.bsky.social · 22h

On Oct 15, 1977, the US Congress passed an Act to set aside 80 acres of land for a reservation for the Te-Moak Tribe of the Western Shoshone. This is the Wells Colony at Wells, NV, with tribal enrollment of 177 of which 34 live on the reservation. t.co/0vl21J8IHY

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History:Nevada @historynevada.bsky.social · 23h

Circus Circus Enterprises opened the $390 million, 2,500 room, Egyptian-themed Luxor Hotel and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip on Oct 15, 1993. t.co/KroEFNv7Nf
The Luxor Sky Beam, built by G-Force International Ent Co, was on for the 4am opening. t.co/k5bhNVrYW4

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History:Nevada @historynevada.bsky.social · 1d

This photo taken in Nixon, NV on Oct 15, 1960, includes Mark Jones (Chief Thundercloud), Carol Frazier, Lt Governor Rex Bell, and Harry Winnemucca. They were commemorating "100 years of peace." Frazier and Winnemucca were descendants of Chief Winnemucca. t.co/awrjr1PdWx

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History:Nevada @historynevada.bsky.social · 1d

On the site of the old Dunes Casino, and named for the Como Lake resort town in Italy, Steve Wynn's $1.6 billion Bellagio Resort on the Las Vegas Strip opened on Oct 15, 1998 with an indoor atrium and outdoor fountains show. t.co/Ifle43U1qX PDF: t.co/EIGkoLinZd

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History:Nevada @historynevada.bsky.social · 1d

The first page of the Oct 15, 1969 Nevada Southern Rebel Yell listed Nevadans lost in Vietnam War with the headline "Nevada's Loss - Earth's Gain." t.co/jobdzPgW4H

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History:Nevada @historynevada.bsky.social · 1d

The Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge crossing the Colorado River at the Hoover Dam was dedicated on Oct 14, 2010 with US Secretary of Transportation Ray Hood on hand for the ceremony. The bridge opened to traffic at about 10pm on Oct 19, 2010. t.co/49kSEm5I8i

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History:Nevada @historynevada.bsky.social · 1d

Born in Reno in 1876, Reno High grad, the first paid Sparks Fire Department Chief, and the first president of the Nevada State Firemen's Assoc, William R Shaber, 63, died of a heart attack on Oct 14, 1939 in his home after attended fireman training at the fire house that evening.

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History:Nevada @historynevada.bsky.social · 1d

Nevada Highway Patrol trooper and former Fallon Police Chief Gary Gifford was shot and killed during a traffic stop at Cave Rock, NV on Oct 14, 1975. t.co/cxU8IyicvR #EOW
A portion of Highway 50 was renamed Trooper Gary Gifford Memorial Highway. t.co/8IAFkx2BuO

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History:Nevada @historynevada.bsky.social · 1d

The Oct 14, 1873 Pioche Record lamented the return of strong winds and dust after being free of them "for some time past." t.co/caJCzkMhle
"...there was enough dust borne down the streets to make a dozen days extremely disagreeable..."

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History:Nevada @historynevada.bsky.social · 1d

A great article in the Oct 14, 1862 Alta California with a description of what was then western Nevada Territory. t.co/N2DdrbIVPB
"[Nevada] Territory has no timber, except on the Sierras, hardly enough for fuel... and must depend on California for provisions..."

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History:Nevada @historynevada.bsky.social · 1d

Entrepreneur, Nevada brothel owner (including the Moonlite Bunny Ranch in Mound House, NV), author (The Art of the Pimp, 2015), and Nevada Assembly candidate (elected just after his death in 2018), Dennis Hof was born on Oct 14, 1946 in Phoenix, AZ. t.co/GxFZcuXyeU

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History:Nevada @historynevada.bsky.social · 2d

A meeting of Fenians and allies was held at the Gold Hill Theater on Oct 14, 1865 for the purpose of organizing a Fenian Circle. This was attempted in 1864 as well. t.co/dNfnUuxCIL
Note: The Fenian brotherhood sought an independent Irish Republic.

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History:Nevada @historynevada.bsky.social · 2d

QB Colin Kaepernick's first start for the University of Nevada Wolf Pack was a four OT loss to the Boise State Broncos, 69-67, on Oct 14, 2007 in Boise, ID. t.co/WJ2cxTlvBj
It was the highest combined score in NCAA Division I football since 1937. t.co/yOyF5Tsxi1

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