The Las Vegas Story Movie Premiers in Downtown Las Vegas on February 12,  1952

On February 12, 1952, the premier of The Las Vegas Story opened at the Huntridge and Fremont theaters is Las Vegas. The movie start Jane Russell, Victor Mature and Vincent Price. The Las Vegas Story is a 1952 suspense film noir starring Jane Russell and Victor Mature, it was produced by Robert Sparks and Howard Hughes. The movie was the first full length film to be shot on location in Las Vegas.

The plot is as follows: On a visit to Las Vegas, the wealthy Lloyd Rollins (Vincent Price) goes on a gambling streak, much to the dismay of his beautiful wife, Linda (Jane Russell). While in town, Linda decides to stop by her old stomping grounds, a casino, where she runs into her former flame, Lt. Dave Andrews (Victor Mature). Though Andrews hopes to rekindle his romance with Linda, missing jewelry, murder and kidnapping hinder those plans, and he must get to the bottom of the crimes.

Jerry Tarkanian also know a Tark The Shark

On this Date February 11, 2015 Jerry Esther Tarkanian passed away. (August 8, 1930 – February 11, 2015). Jerry Tarkanian was a basketball coach known as one of the most successful college basketball coaches in history. He is also well known for his colorful behavior, and for his public criticisms of and clashes with the NCAA.

Tarkanian coached at Long Beach State, the University of Nevada-Las Vegas (UNLV), and Fresno State University in his college career. He also coached the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association for twenty games during the 1992-93 NBA season.

Tarkanian  had a 729–201 career coaching record (78.4%) across all college divisions,  and is in the top 21 for collegiate wins among all men’s coaches.

Tarkanian died on Feb. 11, 2015, in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he had been hospitalized a short time before with difficulty breathing.