Never-Before-Seen Photos of the Glory Days of Las Vegas

By Air

Seen here, is a photo of the McCarran Airfield in Las Vegas in 1959. A far cry from the bustling airport it is today.

When the Super Bowl champion Giants visited the White House in 1987, they dumped popcorn on President Reagan.
Dueling is legal in Paraguay, as long as both parties have been registered as blood donors.
Where the Wild Things Are was supposed to have been about horses—but the illustrator couldn't draw them.
Only two national flags have the color purple on them.