Las Vegas Was Never Supposed to Exist - EXPLAINING

Las Vegas should never have existed. Built in the middle of one of America's harshest deserts, the city survived a struggling railroad, the Great Depression, organized crime, and decades of reinvention. From Hoover Dam and Bugsy Siegel to Howard Hughes and the rise of corporate casinos, this is the incredible story of how a tiny desert stop became one of the most famous cities on Earth — and why its greatest challenge may still be ahead. Because the same thing that made Las Vegas possible could ultimately threaten its future: water. Music: "Myst on the Moor" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) — Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...