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Caesars Palace celebrates 50th anniversary — PHOTOS

Fireworks explode over Caesars Palace hotel-casino in Las Vegas during their 50th Anniversary celebration on Friday, August 5, 2016. Joshua Dahl/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Fireworks explode over Caesars Palace hotel-casino in Las Vegas during their 50th Anniversary celebration on Friday, August 5, 2016. Joshua Dahl/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Fireworks explode over Caesars Palace hotel-casino in Las Vegas during their 50th Anniversary celebration on Friday, August 5, 2016. Joshua Dahl/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Fireworks explode over Caesars Palace hotel-casino in Las Vegas during their 50th Anniversary celebration on Friday, August 5, 2016. Joshua Dahl/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Fireworks explode over Caesars Palace hotel-casino in Las Vegas during their 50th Anniversary celebration on Friday, August 5, 2016. Joshua Dahl/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Fireworks explode over Caesars Palace hotel-casino in Las Vegas during their 50th Anniversary celebration on Friday, August 5, 2016. Joshua Dahl/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Fireworks explode over Caesars Palace hotel-casino in Las Vegas during their 50th Anniversary celebration on Friday, August 5, 2016. Joshua Dahl/Las Vegas Review-Journal

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August 6, 2016 - 7:39 am

Caesars Palace is celebrating its 50th anniversary with fireworks, special deals and celebrities. Since opening on Aug. 5, 1966, it has seen massive expansion and has hosted the likes of Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Elton John, Cher and Janet Jackson, among many others.

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