On Mar 11, 2007, for the third year in a row, Jimmie Johnson took the checkered flag at the NASCAR UAW-Daimler Chrysler 400 at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in North Las Vegas, NV. t.co/u1FnZu5Zl4
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US Battleship BB-36 USS Nevada, was commissioned on Mar 11, 1916. At the time it was "considered the most powerful warship afloat." It was also the first US battleship to be fueled by oil. Survived Pearl Harbor, it was decommissioned on Aug 29, 1946. t.co/KawSjjbUo0
On Mar 11, 1865, Nevada Governor Henry Blasdel, with others, sent a telegram to US President Abraham Lincoln protesting his appointment of Alexander Baldwin as US District Court Judge. t.co/UoLIZLGXqV
Note: The year on this document is incorrect; it was 1865, not 1864.
On Mar 11, 1870, Nevada began soliciting sealed bids for the construction of the State Capitol Building in Carson City, NV. The attached appeared in the Apr 1, 1870 Sacramento Union. t.co/TEu28oMZD9
There was a fight at Main St and Lacour St in Pioche, NV between a tailor and a waiter according to the Mar 11, 1873 Pioche Record. "Four or five hundred gathered to witness the gladiatorial display." (About 10% of the town.) t.co/x2KypuBV7O
UNLV Digital Collections has a couple of photos, one inside and one outside, of the Machine Shops in Boulder City, NV used during construction of what would be the Hoover Dam taken on Mar 11, 1932. tinyurl.com/mrxztyfz
The 40 year old Mohave Generating Station in Laughlin, NV was decommissioned. Its 500 foot tall smoke stack was imploded on Mar 11, 2011. VID: t.co/DL0F8vnDjI
"It just looks like slow motion."
On Mar 11, 1867, the Nevada Legislature passed an Act to define the roles and duties of the state Attorney General. t.co/IAi1gnzKf2
Note: The Attorney General was not allowed to leave the state for more than 60 days at a time without permission from the Legislature.
Six Companies formally began work on what was the largest US government contract to date, the Boulder Canyon Dam Project, which would be the Hoover Dam in Black Canyon. on the contract's effective date of Mar 11, 1931. t.co/52qV2dg7bl
With the contract for Hoover Dam awarded to the lowest bidder (Six Companies), the official start date for the project was Mar 11, 1931.
Construction superintendent Frank Crowe arrived that day. The big headline in the Las Vegas Age of Mar 12, 1931:
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Dr. James Deacon, one of my professors who taught biology UNLV, became the leading authority on the Devils Hole pupfish. His research and advocacy were critical for listing one of the first protected species under the Endangered Species Act of 1966.🌎
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The Library of Congress has an image of US Senator for Nevada Pat McCarran allegedly working on his 1939 tax return. This photo was taken in Washington, DC and is dated Mar 11, 1940. bit.ly/2TGhc0H
The Devils Hole Pupfish in Devils Hole east of Death Valley in Ash Meadows National Wildlife Reserve in Nye Co, and the Moapa Dace at Warm Springs near Moapa, NV, were among the fish added to Endangered Species list on Mar 11, 1967. tinyurl.com/4ekke5mp
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Here is the background story:
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Ely City Councilman, co-founder of Wilson-Bates Furniture Co (opened in 1905), and banker in Ely and McGill, NV, Osmond G Bates was born on Mar 11, 1879 in Salem, MO. bit.ly/1MuMhbV
Note: Wilson Bates Furniture is still around in northern Nevada (Google, 2009) and Idaho.
Formally commissioned in 1979, made in their studio in Connecticut by artists Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, the 38 ft tall Flashlight sculpture arrived by truck and was erected near Artemus W Ham Concert Hall on the UNLV campus on Mar 11, 1981. t.co/P0HeH4LLPd
On Mar 11, 1927, the Nevada Assembly passed a bill to legalize gambling with a vote of 20-15. It failed to pass the Nevada Senate, losing by a single vote. An open gambling bill would be passed by the Nevada Legislature four years later in 1931. Mar 12:
Imagine walking through a canyon and finding a bar of silver bullion. This happened twice in 1874 near Pioche, NV. In both cases, the finders got $20 rewards from Wells Fargo & Co according to the Mar 11, 1874 Pioche Record. t.co/uzsDvm0zgx
Morry Zenoff's KBMI (1400 AM) radio station in Henderson, NV went on the air at 12:01am on Mar 11, 1954 offering "popular music to its radio audience 24 hours a day." The attached article is from the Henderson Home News of the same date. t.co/zJaPy3n8M4
Arrived in Las Vegas, NV in 1943, singer, restaurateur, Clark County Commissioner (1995-99), and Lieutenant Governor of Nevada (1999-2007), Lorraine Hunt-Bono was born on Mar 11, 1939 in Niagara Falls, NY. t.co/rIMXeuzeO5 t.co/HvwA5URZzu
University of Nevada alum, longtime Ruby Valley teacher and rancher ("Buckle D" Ranch), charter member of National CowBelles Assoc, and 1989 "Outstanding Cattlewoman of the Year," Lourinda Wines (née Rahbeck) was born on Mar 10, 1901 in Garderville, NV. tinyurl.com/5n759ctp
Before he became the legendary UNLV Runnin' Rebels coach, Jerry Tarkanian was named head coach at Long Beach State on Mar 10, 1968. He was there into 1973. t.co/rKFP501qqJ
The Long Beach State Beach (née 49ers ) haven't won an NCAA tournament game (6 appearances) since Tarkanian left.
Las Vegas stuntman Sherman "Butch" Laswell, 37, died when he missed the landing ramp on a stunt jump in Mesquite, NV on a windy Mar 10, 1996. t.co/MCX09SRsBE
The large US flag in the video shows how windy it was. VID: t.co/IvFVc45pLV
The UNLV Runnin' Rebels men's basketball team won the Big West Conference Tournament with a 95-78 win over Fresno State on Mar 10, 1991. The Rebels entered the 1991 NCAA Tournament with a perfect record of 30-0. t.co/WVCeIndaIs
Per the Mar 10, 1865 Nevada Transcript out of Nevada City, CA, a resident there, John Caldwell, was appointed Commissioner of Deeds for the State of Nevada by Nevada State Governor Henry Blasdel. tinyurl.com/2fnrkfxn
As a cartophile, I spend an inordinate amount of time looking at maps.
I noted today that in southern Arkansas, there are counties named Clark, Nevada, and Lincoln.
Reported in the Mar 10, 1906 Churchill Standard out of Fallon, NV, many farmers were just waiting for "irrigation problems" to be solved before committing to new orchards. bit.ly/2PTh3Yj
"A dozen fine orchards are visible within a small radius of Fallon now."
Arizona didn't sign the 1929 Colorado River Compact, and tried to halt construction of the Hoover Dam (Arizona v. California, 283 US 423, 1931) reported in the Mar 10, 1931 Las Vegas Age. The US Supreme Court denied their injunction. t.co/nnibYVwwkz
The Nevada Legislature passed an Act to "disincorporate the town of Hamilton" on Mar 10, 1875. Hamilton, the former County Seat of White Pine County, incurred debt as the town population declined. The Act allowed for a county tax to cover the debt. t.co/SscFv6y8rJ
