The US state of Nevada legalized gambling after previously banning it in 1909.
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MGM Grand Hotel and Casino, situated on Las Vegas Strip, caught fire, killing 85 people.
Michael Moorer claimed the heavyweight boxing title after smashing Evander Holyfield in Paradise, Nevada, US.
The first of 126 nuclear tests started at the Nevada Test Site.
Mass murderer, Stephen Paddock, shot dead 59 people and injured 869 while firing at 22,000 concertgoers in Las Vegas, Nevada, US.
Construction began on the Hoover Dam in Nevada.
