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7 Sep 1996
Rapper Tupac Shakur was shot four times in Las Vegas, Nevada, US.
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22 Apr 1994
Michael Moorer claimed the heavyweight boxing title after smashing Evander Holyfield in Paradise, Nevada, US.
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21 Nov 1980
MGM Grand Hotel and Casino, situated on Las Vegas Strip, caught fire, killing 85 people.
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25 May 1953
The United States conducted its first and only nuclear artillery test at the Nevada Test Site.
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1 Feb 1951
An atomic bomb explosion was aired on TV for the first time.
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27 Jan 1951
The first of 126 nuclear tests started at the Nevada Test Site.
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19 Mar 1931
The US state of Nevada legalized gambling after previously banning it in 1909.
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7 Jul 1930
Construction began on the Hoover Dam in Nevada.
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8 Feb 1924
The first state execution in the US was performed in the state of Nevada.
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15 May 1905
Las Vegas was officially founded.
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31 Oct 1864
Nevada became the 36th state to join the United States of America.
