Castro revolution had major effect on Las Vegas
This is the third of three blogs on the death of Fidel Castro. Part one looks at the harsh blow Castro dealt…
Month: November 2016
Mob involved in attempts to assassinate Castro
This is the second of three blogs on the death of Fidel Castro. Part one looks at the harsh blow…
Fidel Castro derailed Mob’s plans in Cuba
This is the first of three blogs on the death of Fidel Castro. Part two looks at Mob ties to…
Journalist tracks history of New York Mafia
In the summer of 1963, Joseph Valachi, longtime Mafia soldier involved in more than a score of gangland killings for…
Howard Hughes and nuclear testing
When the reclusive billionaire Howard Hughes arrived in Las Vegas 50 years ago this month and took up residence on…
In the 1920s, American women were Ready to Roar
In popular culture, representations of the 1920s “flapper” present a misleading image of an over-sexualized and rebellious woman breaking away…