1. On August 25, 1910, the first airplane to ever fly over Nevada was a Wright Model B biplane flown by pilot Arch Hoxsey. He flew from Reno to Carson City in 24 minutes.

2. On August 25, 1952, legendary singer Frank Sinatra married his second wife, actress Ava Gardner, in a private ceremony in Minden, Nevada. They had a tumultuous relationship and divorced in 1957.

3. The Hoover Dam, which sits on the border of Nevada and Arizona, was completed on August 25, 1935. The dam generates a large amount of hydroelectric power and attracts millions of visitors each year.

4. On August 25, 1989, a rare tornado touched down in Las Vegas, causing significant damage to buildings and homes. It was only the second tornado ever recorded in the city.

5. In 1988, the Burning Man festival was held for the first time on a beach in San Francisco. It later moved to the Black Rock Desert in Nevada and has been held annually around the week of August 25 ever since, drawing tens of thousands of participants from around the world.