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History of Nevada (2nd ed. 1987) online edition; Green, Michael S. Nevada: A History of the Silver State (2015). Hulse, James W. The Nevada Adventure (6th ed., 1990), for middle schools; Mack, Effie Mona. Nevada: A History of the State from the Earliest Times through the Civil War (1936) Rowley, William D.
Nevada Historical Society established. [5] Carnegie Free Public Library opens. [6] 1905 – Virginia Street Bridge rebuilt. 1907 Reno Commercial Club incorporated. [3] City Hall rebuilt. [3] Richard Kirman, Sr. becomes mayor. University of Nevada's Mackay School of Mines established. [4] 1910 July 4: Jeffries-Johnson boxing match held.
Nevada's first independent station, KVVU-TV, signs on in nearby Henderson. [13] 1968 Circus Circus in business on the Strip. KLVX, Nevada's first ETV station, signs on. 1970 Population: 125,787. [5] 1973 Las Vegas City Hall built. 1979 Liberace Museum opens near city. Faith Lutheran Middle School & High School opens. 1980
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In 2016, Nevada voters approved Question 2, which legalized the possession, transportation and cultivation of personal use amounts of marijuana for adults age 21 years and older, and authorized the creation of a regulated market for the sale of marijuana to adults age 21 years and older through state-licensed retail outlets. [147]
As the mining boom waned early in the 20th century, Nevada's centers of political and business activity shifted to the nonmining communities, especially Reno and Las Vegas. Nevada is still the third-largest gold producer in the world, after South Africa and Australia; the state yielded 6.9% of the world's supply in 2005 world gold production. [14]
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