National Atomic Testing Museum
2016-06-04T19:46:47-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvNWQ0XC8yMDE2MDYwNDE5NTEyOTAwM19oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Michael Hall gave a tour of the the National Atomic Testing Museum and spoke about the Nevada Test Site, a U.S. Department of Energy location 65 miles northwest of Las Vegas. The site was established in 1951 for the testing of nuclear devices. During the 1950s, mushroom clouds from the atmospheric nuclear tests could be seen for 100 miles. Testing at the location stopped in 1992.
C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2016 LCV Cities Tour” in Las Vegas, Nevada, from May 7-13 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Cox Communication cable local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on Book TV on C-SPAN2.
C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2016 LCV Cities Tour” in Las Vegas, Nevada, from May 7-13 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Cox Communication cable local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on Book TV on C-SPAN2.
Michael Hall gave a tour of the the National Atomic Testing Museum and spoke about the Nevada Test Site, a U.S. Department of Energy locatio… read more
Michael Hall gave a tour of the the National Atomic Testing Museum and spoke about the Nevada Test Site, a U.S. Department of Energy location 65 miles northwest of Las Vegas. The site was established in 1951 for the testing of nuclear devices. During the 1950s, mushroom clouds from the atmospheric nuclear tests could be seen for 100 miles. Testing at the location stopped in 1992.
C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2016 LCV Cities Tour” in Las Vegas, Nevada, from May 7-13 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Cox Communication cable local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on Book TV on C-SPAN2. close
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