Tahoe History Talks at Camp Richardson Hotel: The 1980 bombing of Harveys
Submitted by paula on Mon, 10/18/2021 - 10:27am
Event Date:
October 19, 2021 - 6:00pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Lake Tahoe Historical Society is presenting another of their Tahoe History Talks on Tuesday, October 19 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the historic Camp Richardson Hotel.
The topic this week is the history of the Harveys' bombing in 1980. Phillip Sublett will present the story of the colorful group of crooks and their bungled history of the extortion attempt after placing the 1,000 pound bomb on the second floor of the Stateline casino.
The incident led it to be largest domestic bombing on U.S. soil at the time.
Learn the story of those involved and the year-long investigation after the bombing.
The event is free and located in the hotel lobby on Emerald Bay Road. No refreshments will be served so feel free to bring your own coffee or other beverage.
The next Tahoe History Talk will be on Tuesday, October 26, same time and location. The topic will be the Thunderbird Lodge. Save the date for the LTHS Fall Membership meeting on Tuesday, November 16, also at the lodge. It is open to the public and will feature speaker Robin Holabird who spoke during their summer series at Lakeview Commons. She will give an entertaining presentation on movies and stars who visited the South Shore.
For more information, visit http://www.laketahoemuseum.org/.