Rapper Tupac Shakur was shot four times in Las Vegas, Nevada, US.
Michael Moorer claimed the heavyweight boxing title after smashing Evander Holyfield in Paradise, Nevada, US.
MGM Grand Hotel and Casino, situated on Las Vegas Strip, caught fire, killing 85 people.
The United States conducted its first and only nuclear artillery test at the Nevada Test Site.
An atomic bomb explosion was aired on TV for the first time.
The first of 126 nuclear tests started at the Nevada Test Site.
The US state of Nevada legalized gambling after previously banning it in 1909.
Construction began on the Hoover Dam in Nevada.
The first state execution in the US was performed in the state of Nevada.
Las Vegas was officially founded.
Nevada became the 36th state to join the United States of America.
