Construction began on the Hoover Dam in Nevada.
It was originally called the Boulder Dam.
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Rapper Tupac Shakur was shot four times in Las Vegas, Nevada, US.
Mass murderer, Stephen Paddock, shot dead 59 people and injured 869 while firing at 22,000 concertgoers in Las Vegas, Nevada, US.
Nevada became the 36th state to join the United States of America.
The first state execution in the US was performed in the state of Nevada.
Nevada became the first US state with a female-majority legislature, with new appointments taking it to 51%.
