Saturday commemorates the 89th anniversary of the Hoover Dam's completed construction, considered by most experts "a modern miracle" and one of the most visited sites in the world. The 726-foot-high ...

Editor’s note: This story was originally published on July 7, 2024. A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On July 7, 1930, construction began on Boulder Dam.

A visit to Hoover Dam, that iconic concrete giant straddling the Colorado River at the border of Nevada and Arizona, offers history, power and jaw-dropping views. Visitors can walk around the site and ...

Growing up, we got to play with all kinds of things in miniature. Cars, horses, little LEGO houses, the lot. What we didn’t get is a serious education with miniature-sized dams. This recreation of the ...

Around this time, 89 years ago, the Hoover Dam began supplying electricity to the city of Los Angeles. Finished in 1935 and ...

Even though I found myself visiting on an aggressively Cleveland weather day - gray skies, bone-chilling wind, and, believe it or not, snow - the lake was still a sight to see from the overlook. Like ...

Discover the significant world events, notable birthdays, and notable deaths that occurred on October 9. Check what happened ...