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John C. Fremont and Kit Carson explore areas of the Great Basin and Sierra Nevada.
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Silver is found in the now Virginia City, bringing lots of prospectors and their families to NV.
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Nevada becomes an official U.S. territory with Carson City as the capital.
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Shortly after the Mexican- American war Nevada finally becomes a state.
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The largest city in Nevada started small but now is one of the top tourist cities in the U.S.
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The highest concrete arch dam in the U.S. opens after being built for five years!
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The Colorado River is slowly emptying, even now. A law now says people can't take too much water or there wil be no Colorado River!
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Lake Tahoe is one of the deepest lakes in the continental United States and the government passed laws to protect it from pollution.
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On June 29th, 1994 in Death Valley, Nevada's hottest tempature is recorded at 125 degrees.
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In 2003 Las Vegas was flooded causing lots of damage to casinos, businesses, and restraunts in the area.
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UNLV (University of Nevada at Las Vegas) made the rank of one of the top sixteen teams, the sweet 16.
