ON THIS DAY...(LAS VEGAS STYLE)

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ON THIS DAY IN 1941

GATEWAY TO THE STARS-THE TOWN'S ROAD TO GLORY IS PAVED WITH THE OPENING OF LAS VEGAS' FIRST FULL-FLEDGED HIGHWAY RESORT-EL RANCHO VEGAS. HERE, AMID SAND AND SAGEBRUSH, AND A FEW MILES SOUTH OF DOWNTOWN ACTION, THE VISION AND WAGERING SPIRIT OF PACIFIC COAST HOTELMAN THOMAS E. HULL IN A NEW ERA OF LUXURY TO THE NEWBORN GAMING MECCA. LOCATED AT THE INTERSECTION OF SAN FRANSISCO ST. (NOW SAHARA AVENUE) AND THE L.A. HIGHWAY (U.S. 91, FOREGROUND), THE 63-ROOM COTTAGE-STYLE RESORT'S OPULENT ATMOSPHERE SOON ATTRACTS THE HOLLYWOOD CROWD AND BEGINS THE EVOLUTION OF THE FAMED LAS VEGAS STRIP.

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ON THIS DAY IN 1957

TRIBUTE TO THE TROPICS-TAGGED "THE TIFFANY OF THE STRIP" BY HOTEL PUBLICIST HARVEY DIEDRICH, THE $15 MILLION 300-ROOM TROPICANA OPENS AS THE MOST EXPENSIVE LAS VEGAS HOSTELRY TO DATE. WITH UNRIVALED INTERIOR APPOINTMENTS-NEARLY $2 MILLION WORTH-IT IS BUILT ON A 40-ACRE SITE AT THE SOUTH END OF THE STRIP, NEAR McCARRAN AIRPORT, HIGHLIGHTING THE FESTIVITIES, WHICH INCLUDES NEVADA LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR REX BELL CUTTING THE RIBBON, THE RESORT STARTS ITS ENTERTAINMENT HERITAGE WITH SINGER EDDIE FISHER HEADLINING "TROPICANA REVUE"-A $250,000 MUSICAL PRODUCED BY MONTE PROSER.
 
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ON THIS DAY IN 1992

SHIP ON THE STRIP-THE FAMED HARRAH'S NAME FINALLY COMES TO THE STRIP. UP TILL NOW THE CASINO HAD BEEN A HOLIDAY INN, WHICH WAS ONE OF THE 1ST PUBLICLY TRADED CORPORATIONS TO OPEN A HOTEL-CASINO ON THE LAS VEGAS STRIP-IN 1972-AFTER THE NEVADA CORPORATE GAMING ACT OF 1969 OPENED THE DOOR. IT DEBUTED WITH A 1,000 ROOMS; IN 1989, A 735-ROOM TOWER WAS ADDED, MAKING IT THE WORLD'S LARGEST HOLIDAY INN. IN 1990 A MAJOR FACELIFT TRANSFORMED IT INTO A 450-FOOT-LONG RIVERBOAT. TWO YEARS LATER, HARRAH'S TAKES OVER THE HOLIDAY. IT'S THE RENO CASINO COMPANY'S 1ST FOOTHOLD IN LAS VEGAS, WHICH IT WILL USE AS A SPRINGBOARD TO BECOME ONE OF THE LARGEST AND MOST SUCCESSFUL CASINO COMPANIES IN THE WORLD.
 
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