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History:Nevada @historynevada.bsky.social · 8h

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 · 8h

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 · 8h

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 · 8h

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 · 18h

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 · 19h

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

The movie "The Winning of Barbara Worth," which was filmed in the Black Rock Desert and in and around Winnemucca, NV, was released on Oct 14, 1926. t.co/DWhBOMvAsd
Note: The flood scene was especially amazing for its day.

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History:Nevada @historynevada.bsky.social · 20h

Southwest pioneer, Pony Express rider, and Virginia City jailer, Samuel Baker died on Oct 14, 1902 (not 1904) in Carson City. NV. t.co/xWVTnfNypi
Article from the Oct 15, 1902 Carson Appeal. t.co/FeiVAODwYO

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

The Oct 13, 1906 Las Vegas Age included the famous Bullfrog Mining District map, shaped like a frog, with Beatty, NV at the heart, designed by miner T G Nicklin. tinyurl.com/3xxnb59t

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

Nevada 6th District Court Judge (Humboldt, Lander, and Pershing Counties), Michael R Montero was born on Oct 13, 1966 in Winnemucca, NV. tinyurl.com/4snacbue

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

This UNLV Digital Collections photo shows "Protestant Conference" attendees in Carver Park in Henderson, NV from Oct 13, 1943.
tinyurl.com/yc8mdmmv
Note: Likely a meeting of folks intending to form a Protestant congregation in their community.

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

Nevada-born Eva Adams was first appointed by US President John F Kennedy in 1961 as Director of the US Mint. She was reappointed by President Lyndon Johnson in 1966. This University of Nevada Reno photo shows Adams being sworn in on Oct 13, 1966. t.co/OIk4I3w5AF

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

"Manhattan for the Money!" Per the Oct 13, 1907 Tonopah Bonanza, the Tonopah-Manhattan Promotion Committee met the previous day. They came up with that slogan to promote the new mining camp of Manhattan to the north. t.co/hcSPgIk9Tj

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

Frank Kenyon started the Esmeralda Herald in Aurora, NV with the first issue dated Oct 13, 1877. The enterprise was moved to Hawthorne, NV in 1883, but ended its run in 1884. t.co/PDWFfy3Ul2

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

President Franklin D Roosevelt approved a Defense Works Project in the amount of $45,000 for a USO Building in Hawthorne, NV on Oct 13, 1941.
The building was completed in Jan 1942, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. PDF: t.co/EJoTlnRZQv

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

The two-day, first annual Sahara Cup hydroplane race began at Lake Mead on Oct 13, 1956. The Hawaii Kai III driven by Jack Regas won his two heats, and the final race on Oct 14, 1956. t.co/dkJxpKAmD7

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

There is a motorcycle on display at the Carson Nugget with a plaque that says "Evel Knievel, Carson City, Oct 13, 1968. But Knievel didn't use Harleys until 1970.
His unsuccessful Carson City jump was on a Honda CL-305 Scrambler (2nd photo).

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

Motorcycle daredevil Evel Knievel successfully jumped nine cars at the Carson-Tahoe Speedway in Carson City on Oct 13, 1968! Unfortunately, he needed to clear ten cars.
t.co/8vpSsAdG2Q
He changed the make of motorcycle he used after this.

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

In 1906, Reverend Benjamin Blanchard created a town site called Monarch, NV in Nye County. He had store fronts built, and the town laid out with 2,400 lots, and took payments ($75,000). Then he disappeared, as mentioned in the Oct 13, 1906 Tonopah Bonanza. bit.ly/2A8XeBG

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

The ill-fated Donner Party camped near the present day location of Lovelock, NV on Oct 13, 1846, famously behind schedule to reach California that year. But they persisted. bit.ly/2NA5MoV

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

US Army Sgt Michael Lee Darrah, 18, of Reno, NV died in a helicopter crash in the Vietnam War in south Vietnam on Oct 13, 1971. bit.ly/2GVrh6j bit.ly/2A6TEIz
Sgt Darrah is interred at Mountain View Cemetery in Reno, NV.

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

The North American Vexillological Association Desert Assembly (NAVADA) began their 40th annual meeting on Oct 13, 2006 at the Siena Hotel and Casino in Sparks, NV. nava.org/nava-40
Note: Vexillology is the study of flags, their histories and their use of symbols.

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

Born in Chicago, IL, Las Vegas, NV casino executive, talk show host, sportsbook innovator, and purported mobster, Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal, 79, died of a heart attack in Miami Beach, FL on Oct 13, 2008. t.co/GFAJV3UlHK

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

The original Basic High School opened in Henderson, NV in 1942. By 1952, the school was overcrowded with 391 high school students (up from 312 in 1951). A new Basic High School would open in 1954 (the second of three). Oct 13, 1952 Basic High Lobo News: t.co/cBaVT0NaVI

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

Goshute Tribe of Shoshones of what is now northeast Nevada and northwest Utah, signed a Treaty of Peace and Friendship on Oct 12, 1863. The tribe recognized the US as friends and allowed safe passage to emigrants through their land. t.co/FSogyctSpu t.co/W58D6gRZh3

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