Sin City's secrets: discover Las Vegas' incredible history
By Karlina Valeiko
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How Vegas became Vegas
Once just an arid desert landscape, Las Vegas' journey to what it is today has taken barely 200 years. First a near-forgotten town founded by railroad workers and Gold Rush pioneers, it quickly grew to become a gamblers' paradise, a holiday destination and everything in between. From the glamour of the 1950s to the slump of the 1980s and freshly found vigour in the new millennium, we trace Las Vegas' history and journey through events that made the Sin City.
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