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Nevada State Fire Marshal Thomas J. Huddleston examining the bomb. The Harvey's Resort Hotel bombing took place on August 26–27, 1980, when several men masquerading as photocopier deliverers planted an elaborately booby trapped bomb containing 1,200 pounds (540 kg) of dynamite at Harvey's Resort Hotel ("Harveys" since 1986) in Stateline, Nevada, United States. [2]
Frank Lawrence Rosenthal (June 12, 1929 – October 13, 2008), also known as "Lefty" Rosenthal, was an American professional sports gambler, Las Vegas casino executive, organized crime associate, and FBI informant.
Raymond John Ryan (January 9, 1904 in Watertown, Wisconsin – October 18, 1977) was an American professional gambler, oilman, promoter, and developer.Described as having a larger-than-life personality, he mingled with prominent businesspeople and movie stars, as well as with cardsharps and mobsters on his path to fame and fortune.
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Anthony John Spilotro (May 19, 1938 – June 14, 1986), nicknamed "Tony the Ant", was an American mobster and high-ranking member of the Chicago Outfit who operated in Las Vegas during the 1970s and '80s.
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Federal investigators have identified a person of interest in connection with the explosion that rocked downtown Nashville on Christmas Day and were searching a home associated with that person ...
February 12 – Barton Hotel fire in Chicago, Illinois, killed 29. February 16 – Elderly home for Catholic church fire in Yokohama, Japan, killed 100. April 28 – Green Mill Hotel fire in Chicago, Illinois, killed 12. May 11 – Cinema fire in Wielopole Skrzyńskie, Poland, killed 58 and injured 20. [55]