Ongoing history project for Nevada. Politically neutral.
Follows: Nevada journalists, historians, politicians as encountered.
Also @historynevada
History:Nevada
Cirque du Soleil (Circus of the Sun), now a mainstay with multiple shows on the Las Vegas Strip, was formally founded on Jun 16, 1984 in Quebec, Canada. t.co/7iAwZICxSw
By Jun 16, 1846 the Donner Party had traveled 450 miles from Independence, MO. In a letter Tamsen Donner wrote positively that day: t.co/MRScsqEg23
Note: That fall, Tamsen refused to leave her ailing husband when rescuers arrived. She was presumed dead; body never found.
History:Nevada
The Library of Congress has this image of a "View on the first Summit of Sierra Nevada Mts." with a date of Jun 15, 1866. The picture shows a horse-drawn wagon with three people and a fair amount of snow still on the ground. tinyurl.com/57tjafem
Edward Ricker was shot and killed in Eureka, NV on Jun 16, 1878 as he confronted Eureka Daily Republican editor Alfred Chartz for insults Chartz printed about him. t.co/3yp0yfr0P1
Story in the Jun 18, 1878 Eureka Sentinel. t.co/7B0b2kWv27
A Post Office was established in the Moapa Valley as Nepac, NV on Jun 16, 1938. It was renamed on Oct 15, 1939 to Mead Lake, NV into 1942. It was the terminus of a Union Pacific Branch line at a station called Mead Lake. Attached includes an envelope cancelled on Oct 14, 1939.
An early reference to the Washoe Valley can be found in the Jun 15, 1858 Sacramento Union. They spelled it Wasau, but they spoke favorably of its agricultural potential, of fish in Washoe Lake, a sawmill, and of Mormons who left, but were sure to return. tinyurl.com/4fdbv8nv
On the coattails of the Spanish-American War, introduced by US Rep for Nevada Francis Newlands, the Resolution to add Hawai'i as a US Territory passed the US House of Representatives on Jun 15, 1898.
PDF: t.co/DOk5WrLlSg
On Jun 15, 1869, the Carson City Base Ball Club was formally organized in Carson City, NV. The impetus was new Carson Mint employees from back east, especially Henry "Harry" Berthrong.
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Jun 16, 1869 Carson Appeal Reporting.
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On Jun 15, 2023, Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo signed SB1 into law, authorizing $380 million of public funds to go toward a major league baseball stadium for the billionaire Fisher family and their A's formerly of Oakland. It is currently being built in Las Vegas, NV.
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Filmed in Hawaii and Reno, NV, the movie "Charlie Chan in Reno" was released in the US on Jun 16, 1939. t.co/OsP2wDZJbn
Note: The movie appears to be on youtube. t.co/GlPraNGiv1
"This is 1939. We're modern."
