1. On September 13, 1869, the mining town of Eureka, Nevada was destroyed by a devastating fire that burned down nearly the entire town. Over 30 buildings were destroyed and many homes and businesses were lost.

2. The Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument, located just north of Las Vegas, was established on September 13, 2014. The park preserves fossils and evidence of ancient animal and plant life from the area dating back over 10,000 years.

3. The Hoover Dam, one of the most famous landmarks in Nevada, started construction on September 13, 1930. The dam, located on the Colorado River and straddling the border between Nevada and Arizona, was completed in 1936 and provides hydroelectric power to millions of people in the southwestern United States.

4. On September 13, 2017, a gunman opened fire on a concert crowd in Las Vegas, killing 58 people and injuring over 800 others. The shooting, which occurred at the Route 91 Harvest music festival, remains the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history.

5. Nevada native Jim Gibson was elected as the first mayor of Henderson, Nevada on September 13, 1988. Gibson served as Henderson's mayor from 1988 until 1997, and again from 1999 until 2009. Under his leadership, Henderson grew into one of the fastest-growing cities in the United States.