Major events
Significant events from Las Vegas history include:
* Establishment of Las Vegas as a railroad town (May 15, 1905).
* Legalization of gambling (March 19, 1931).
* Completion of Hoover Dam (October 9, 1936).
* Opening of Bugsy Siegel's Flamingo Hotel on what would become the Las Vegas Strip (December 26, 1946).
* Atmospheric nuclear testing (1951 to 1962).
* Opening of The Mirage which began the era of megaresort casinos on (November 22, 1989).
* 100th birthday, or Centennial, of Las Vegas (May 15, 2005).