Larry Scott and other Quakers protest nuclear weapons at the Nevada Test Site.
1977 August 06
Sr. Rosemary Lynch and 18 others return to the NTS to honor the anniversary of the Quaker protests.
1981
Michael Affleck, Louis Vitale, and other Franciscans in California and Nevada begin to contemplate holding a Lenten witness at the NTS to commemorate the 800th birthday of St. Francis of Assisi.
1982
Michael Affleck, Louis Vitale, and other Franciscans begin protests at the NTS.
Lester Benjamin "Benny" Binion was born on November 20, 1904 near Dallas-Fort Worth, in Texas. In 1951, Binion purchased the Eldorado Club on Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada and renamed it the Horseshoe Club. He established a reputation as a casino operator for providing customers with well-received hospitality and amenities. After his conviction for tax evasion in 1953, Binion sold the majority interest in the Horseshoe to Joe W. Brown, but later regained full ownership.