#154: Las Vegas

2021-04-29

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It's the world's Sin City, where fortunes and made and lost. In this episode, you'll learn about the history of this unlikely city, from its early days as a desert oasis to its links with the Mafia, from eccentric entrepreneurs right through to atomic bombs.Geographic location of Las VegasDiscovering Las Vegas ("The Meadows")1905: A sleepy railway townConstruction begins on The Hoover DamProviding entertainment for construction workers1930s and 1940s: Bugsy Siegel and The Mafia arriveBugsy Siegel's early lifeBuilding The F...

It's the world's Sin City, where fortunes and made and lost.

In this episode, you'll learn about the history of this unlikely city, from its early days as a desert oasis to its links with the Mafia, from eccentric entrepreneurs right through to atomic bombs.

Geographic location of Las Vegas
Discovering Las Vegas ("The Meadows")
1905: A sleepy railway town
Construction begins on The Hoover Dam
Providing entertainment for construction workers
1930s and 1940s: Bugsy Siegel and The Mafia arrive
Bugsy Siegel's early life
Building The Flamingo
Post World War II: "cheap luxury"
Watching atomic bombs explode
Howard Hughes arrives and never leaves
Pushing the mafia out of town
1980s: Las Vegas revival
Las Vegas today

Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/las-vegas

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