00:00 Las Vegas was first settled in the 1850s, primarily by the Nuhuvi people, who were part of the Southern Paiute Native American tribe, and later by the Mormons.

05:18 Las Vegas was first settled in the 1850s by the Nuhuvi people, and later by the Mormons, who set up a fort and discovered lead ore, which played a key role in the development of the city.

10:21 O.D. Gas, one of the early settlers of Las Vegas, converted an old Mormon fort into a ranch and rest stop for travelers, making it a popular pit stop on the way to Los Angeles.

15:18 Las Vegas needed a railroad to transport its riches, and two wealthy men, William Clark and E.H. Harriman, butted heads over control of the railroad in the area.

20:31 Las Vegas was initially divided into two rival towns, one on the east side of the tracks owned by William Clark and one on the west side owned by African-American land surveyor JT McWilliams, and gambling was legalized in Nevada in 1931 with the passage of the wide open gambling bill.

25:34 The Golden Gate casino, which opened in 1906, is still in Las Vegas today and is part of the Fremont Street experience, a pedestrian-only area with original casinos and hotels that has a light show roof with 49 million LED lights.

30:32 In the early 1940s, Thomas Hall opened El Rancho Vegas, the first luxury casino resort in Las Vegas, which attracted movie stars and gave the city a glamorous reputation.

35:55 Bugsy Siegel brought the mob to Las Vegas and established the Flamingo Casino Resort, which marked the entrance of the mafia into the city.

41:41 Bugsy Siegel's involvement in the design and operation of the Flamingo Casino Resort in Las Vegas led to financial troubles and speculation about his assassination, with some believing it was a mob hit and others suggesting it was the work of one of Virginia Hills' brothers.

46:36 Bugsy Siegel's short time in Las Vegas laid the groundwork for the mafia's control of the city, which became a popular destination for gambling, quick marriages and divorces, and legal sex work, leading to the nickname "Sin City"; the opening of McCarron Airport in 1962 brought in tourists from around the world, and Howard Hughes's purchase of casinos and change in corporate ownership rules led to the mob being muscled out and Wall Street corporations taking over; while there were some lulls, Vegas continued to expand and develop, although it lost its glitz and glamour in the 1970s and 1980s.

51:36 Steve Wynn invested millions of dollars into the Mirage, attracting families and completely changing the face of Las Vegas, making it a more family-friendly destination.