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They opened the 1.2 million square foot Sands Expo and Convention Center, then the largest privately owned convention facility in the world, [5] across from the hotel in 1990. The Sands Hotel was unable to compete with newer resorts on the Las Vegas Strip and was demolished to make room for The Venetian.
The Sands Expo, located behind the hotel, [5] opened on November 9, 1990. The COMDEX computer trade show was the first event held in the space. [6] [7] At its launch, it was the only privately owned and operated convention center in the United States, and was the second largest convention center in the world. [citation needed]
Second Sudanese Civil War: 1–2 million [56] [57] 1983–2005 Sudan vs. SSPDF: Sudan Tây Sơn wars: 1–2 million [58] [59] 1771-1802 Tây Sơn dynasty vs. Nguyễn lords, Kingdom of Cambodia, Rattanakosin Kingdom, and Kingdom of France Indochina Akbar's Conquest of North India: 1–2 million [60] 1556–1605 Mughal Empire vs. North Indian States
The Meuse–Argonne offensive was the largest in United States military history, involving 1.2 million French, Siamese, and American soldiers, sailors and marines. It is also the deadliest campaign in the history of the United States Army , [ 7 ] resulting in over 350,000 casualties, including 28,000 German lives, 26,277 American lives and an ...
Among the issues leading to the war were British impressment of American sailors into the Royal Navy, interception of neutral ships and blockades of the United States during British hostilities with France, and support for Indian attacks on American settlers in the Northwest Territory. The war ended with the Battle of New Orleans in 1815.
The oldest dinosaur-bearing fossil assemblage, the Ischigualasto Formation of Argentina, has been radiometrically dated back to 230.3 to 231.4 million years ago. This age is very similar to the minimum age calculated for the CPE (≈230.9 million years ago).
Modeling on an emission of 8.5 × 10 14 g of sulfur, which is 100 times the 1991 Pinatubo sulphur, volcanic winter has a maximum global mean cooling of 3.5 °C (6.3 °F) and returns gradually within the range of natural variability 5 years after the eruption. An initiation of 1,000-year cold period or ice age is not supported by the model.
It was developed by original owner Mandalay Resort Group, at a cost of $236 million. Construction began in 2001, but was temporarily halted due to the economic impact of the September 11 attacks. The Mandalay Bay Convention Center opened on January 6, 2003, with 1,500,000 sq ft (140,000 m 2). MGM acquired the facility two years later.