This video showcases the construction of a mini hydroelectric dam as part of a science project. It highlights the ...

Construction of the Hoover Dam, on the Nevada-Arizona border, began on this day in history, July 7, 1930. It covers over 220 acres and is a National Historic Landmark.

Join Danny on an exciting journey as he visits the iconic Hoover Dam! Discover the history and marvel at the engineering ...

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 ...

Some Hoover Dam workers were paid well for their time; others, not so much. The highest hourly wage was probably equivalent to an annual salary today of about $75,000.

The Hoover Dam in Nevada was built two years ahead of schedule. (Lennox Mclendon/AP) On July 7, 1930, Interior Secretary Ray Lyman Wilbur sent an order to Elwood Mead, the commissioner of reclamation.