Boomtown: Part Three
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Thu, May 15, 2008 (9:32 a.m.)
Las Vegas' first and only economic crisis took place during the 1920s. A railroad workers strike, left the locomotive stop between Los Angeles and Salt Lake City in a bad position. More history of Las Vegas »
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