Inspection that could substantially increase the value inscription that could substantially increase the value of the book or at interest to the story. I never get tired of it. I love sharing stories with old and young. And i look forward to every day. Bookshops have been closing in record numbers. National chains are closing down. 15 years ago, i knew owners of about 300 bookstores. 250 of those closed just in the past 15 years. It is important for these stores to continue, to survive. They add character to the local community. It is a Meeting Place for people, and he keeps history alive. By these bookshops continuing to be in existence. We continue with our American History tv and book to be exclusive booktv exclusive with some of the places cspans cities tour visited in 2016. A lot of people have this image of las vegas, that we always blow up buildings, and we have blown up a lot of Hotel Casinos on the strip and replace them with new ones. This building was just about vacant in th
Plentiful, and it was accessible to southern california, and here was all of this money waiting for them to make it. Announcer first, we take you to be university of las vegas gambling hear how the industry here evolved over the years. There is a lot of different thoughts about why gambling is so polarizing. If you read the writings of someone like jackson lee years, there is the antithesis of the managerial work ethic and working hard and getting ahead. Who winay that people money gambling did not earn it. It is polarizing. Of course, you can lose a lot of money doing it, so it can be very dangerous. Gambling in las vegas goes back to the very beginnings of las vegas. Las vegas was established by what was the Union Pacific railroad, and that it was the salt lake, los angeles, and san pedro railroad, and they bought a branch from a woman by the name of Helen Stewart, and they decided they were going to lay a town out there, and this is a map from the original auction. Live land ino blo
And we have blown up a lot of hotels, casinos on the strip and build new ones. The mayor at the time had been an attorney who represented a lot of figures connected to or allegedly connected to the mob. He said, no, this is where i first practiced law at my first case. Its an important building historically. Lets save it. It was a threestory building built in 1933. Today, it houses one of the nations leading museums certainly in our opinion of organized crime and Law Enforcement. The role that they played throughout United States history, but especially the 20th and early 21st centuries and in the development of las vegas. Whether las vegas likes it or the rest of the world likes it, the mob played an Important Role in our development. Where we are now is the centerpiece of our museum. This is the courtroom on the second floor of the building and really the historical motivation, if you will, for having this museum. Senator Estes Kefauver and other senators conducted hearings on organi
Not been updated since 1986. In the interim, there have been court set of said police have to get a warrant before they get things like email or private facebook messages. This would put that protection into the law. That is really what our main concern is, to make sure that Electronic Communications are same level ofthe protection, not an extra level of protection beyond what you would expect in your home. Watch monday night at 8 00 eastern on cspan2. All we can, American History tv is featuring las vegas, nevada. In 2015, over 21 million tourists visited the city of las vegas. To city tour staff recently visited many sites showcasing the citys rich history. Learn more all weekend here on American History tv. Professor green a lot of people have this image of las vegas that we always blow up buildings. And we have blown up a lot of hotels, casinos on the strip and build new ones. This building was just about vacant in the late 1990s and the federal government was about ready to let it
I believe the Republican Party has a platform that is bold colors with no pale stale shades and we will visit the womens Equality National monument. Useful andtes a invigorated woman. She is very slender. Ankles,t is above her which was quite different at that time. Her hands are on her hips. She throws her hat into the ring of politics. She contributed over 150 cartoons in support of womens suffrage. 8 00, ening at he developed this notion at the beginning of the century. This 9 million, less than percent had a college degree. s early life, his role as an education, and his relationship with other activists. 10 00, real america will showcase a series of National Nasa films. We will examine feeding astronauts in weightlessness. Plants,se of algae, youria, or a combination have a small farm in space. You could please your own food. You could regenerate oxygen. Go to cspan. Org for the complete schedule. Cspan is touring cities across the country. Next, a look at our visit to las vegas.