Hal Rothman was a prominent modern historian and a best selling, world famous author. His specialty was history surrounding the flashy city of Las Vegas, Nevada. As his “day job”, he was a well respected professor of history at the University of Nevada. He was featured with regularity on many national television stations as well as several prominent newspapers and magazines. Travel agencies used his writings to promote Vegas vacations. He died of Lou Gehrig’s disease in 2007, and is buried at the King David Memorial Chapel and Cemetery in Las Vegas, in Gates of Truth, space 135.