• A severe flood occurred throughout the Las Vegas Valley on July 8, 1999, during the local monsoon season. The storm brought three inches of rainfall to...
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  • quietly opened its doors on July 15, 1999. The opening had been delayed by three days because of the 1999 Las Vegas flood, which caused minor water damage...
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  • 1992, Las Vegas Sands has contributed $70.5 million to federal campaigns; since 1999 the company has spent $5.4 million on lobbying. Las Vegas Sands has...
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    to the bypass is a flood control structure, which permit excess flood waters of the Las Vegas Wash to be diverted into Lake Las Vegas. Circa 1965 J. Carlton...
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    Sahara Las Vegas is a hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Winchester, Nevada. It is owned and operated by the Meruelo Group. The hotel has...
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  • the years, there have been several casinos and resorts planned for the Las Vegas Valley that never opened. The stages of planning may have been an announcement...
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  • The settlement of Las Vegas, Nevada was founded in 1905 after the opening of a railroad that linked Los Angeles and Salt Lake City. The stopover attracted...
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  • Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved January 6, 2023. "Clinton to make call on flood aid". Las Vegas Sun. July 19, 1999. Retrieved January 6, 2023. "Las Vegas (city)...
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  • Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is a 1998 American stoner road black comedy film based on Hunter S. Thompson's novel of the same name. It was co-written...
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    160,910 of those winnings. While driving in heavy rain during the 1999 Las Vegas flood, Sheikhan lost control of his vehicle and collided with another car...
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