1. In 1931, Governor Fred Balzar signed Assembly Bill 98, legalizing gambling in Nevada. This decision paved the way for the state to become the gambling mecca it is today.

2. On March 27, 1984, Reno hosted the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament West Regional Semifinal games at Lawlor Events Center. The University of Nevada, Las Vegas Rebels defeated San Diego State 115-93, while the University of North Carolina Tar Heels defeated the University of Utah Utes 83-66.

3. In 1986, a massive fire broke out at the Las Vegas Hilton hotel-casino, killing eight people and injuring over 200. The cause of the fire was determined to be a welder's torch that ignited some flammable materials.

4. On March 27, 1990, the US Department of Energy announced that it would be shipping nuclear waste from the Rocky Flats Nuclear Weapons Plant in Colorado to the Nevada Test Site for temporary storage. This decision was met with fierce opposition from Nevada residents and officials, who feared the potential dangers of transporting and storing the radioactive material.

5. In 2019, Governor Steve Sisolak signed a bill into law making Nevada the first state in the US to ban employers from conducting pre-employment drug testing for marijuana. This law reflects the state's progressive stance on marijuana legalization and highlights the changing attitudes towards drug policy in the United States.