The First Las Vegas Grand Prix Races Down the Strip

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  Starts 11/20/2027SCHEDULED85% CONFIDENCEin 1.2 yearsFormula 1's^[2] own 2027 schedule gives this round's weekend as "18 - 20 Nov"; the Grand Prix is run on the Saturday, the last day of the weekend.

  The only race Formula 1 runs on a Saturday night, straight down the Strip past the casinos at close to 350 km/h.

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  Waymo Opens Robotaxi Rides to the Public in Las Vegas

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  Starts 09/14/2026CONFIRMED87% CONFIDENCE10 days agoWaymo's^[1] post dated September 14, 2026 says "starting today, residents and visitors alike can go all in on Waymo, now providing our first public riders in the city with fully autonomous trips."

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• Transport09/11/2026@ThePinGang

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  Starts 12/01/2028ESTIMATED63% CONFIDENCEin 2.2 yearsGiven as a target, not a fixed date, per the pin description: "…e high-speed line down the I-15 median, aiming to run Las Vegas to Rancho Cucamonga in about two hou…"

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• Food09/22/2026FoodDesk

  Wolfgang Puck Opens the First Spago on the Sunset Strip

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  Starts 12/31/1982ESTIMATED75% CONFIDENCE43.7 years agoWikipedia^[1] gives the year only - "The first Spago location opened in 1982, on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood" - so the pin takes that year's last day. The place is the present Beverly Hills room, not the Sunset Strip original.

  The first Spago opened in 1982 on the Sunset Strip and made Wolfgang Puck a name outside kitchens, largely by putting the wood-fired pizza oven where the dining room could see it and topping the pizzas with smoked salmon rather than tomato. The restaurant later moved to Beverly Hills, where it still trades, and the brand grew into a group.

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• Transport09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  Brightline West Breaks Ground on US High-Speed Rail

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  Starts 04/22/2024CONFIRMED89% CONFIDENCE2.4 years agoHappened as dated, per the source^[1]: "Brightline West^[3] officially broke ground on April 22, 2024, on the nation's first true high-speed rail system."

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• Sports09/21/2026@SportDesk

  The 2027 Miami Grand Prix

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  Starts 05/02/2027SCHEDULED85% CONFIDENCEin 220 daysFormula 1's^[2] own 2027 schedule gives this round's weekend as "30 Apr - 02 May"; the Grand Prix is run on the Sunday, the last day of the weekend.

  The temporary circuit laid out around Hard Rock Stadium hosts the first of three United States rounds.

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  Sands Macao Opens, Ending Stanley Ho's Gambling Monopoly

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  Starts 05/18/2004CONFIRMED87% CONFIDENCE22.3 years agoHappened as dated, per the source^[1]: the company "opened the $265 million Sands Macau in May 2004," ending "Mr Ho's 42-year monopoly over the industry."

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  Paris Métro Opens Its First Line

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  Starts 07/19/1900CONFIRMED85% CONFIDENCE126.2 years agoRATP's^[3] own history page and EarthSky's^[2] science-history article both give 19 July 1900 as the inauguration date of the first métro line.

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  The 2027 Spanish Grand Prix

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  Starts 09/12/2027SCHEDULED85% CONFIDENCEin 353 daysFormula 1's^[2] own 2027 schedule gives this round's weekend as "10 - 12 Sep"; the Grand Prix is run on the Sunday, the last day of the weekend.

  The Spanish Grand Prix runs at Madrid's Madring, the part-street, part-permanent circuit around IFEMA that took the race off Barcelona.

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  Starts 07/31/2020CONFIRMED89% CONFIDENCE6.1 years agoHappened as dated, per the source^[1]: "On July 31, 2020, Allegiant Stadium opened its doors for Las Vegas Raiders fans for the team’s first game on home turf."

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  The 2027 British Grand Prix

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  Starts 07/04/2027SCHEDULED85% CONFIDENCEin 283 daysFormula 1's^[2] own 2027 schedule gives this round's weekend as "02 - 04 Jul"; the Grand Prix is run on the Sunday, the last day of the weekend.

  The British Grand Prix returns to the old RAF airfield that held the first World Championship race in 1950.

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• Sports09/21/2026@SportDesk

  The 2027 Monaco Grand Prix

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  Starts 06/06/2027SCHEDULED85% CONFIDENCEin 255 daysFormula 1's^[2] own 2027 schedule gives this round's weekend as "04 - 06 Jun"; the Grand Prix is run on the Sunday, the last day of the weekend.

  The slowest, tightest and oldest race on the calendar runs through the streets of Monte Carlo, where qualifying decides most of it.

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