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Arkansas joined the US Territory
Arkansas jointed the United States territories in 1804 with the Louisiana Purchase, and its reputation in history at the time was a "violent and lawless place run by a handful of crooked men," -
Slaves taken to Arkansas
Arkansas became a cotton state. With numerous slaves brought to the area to run the cotton plantations that were an important. -
Joined the south
Arkansas joined the Deep South states that had chosen to secede from the Union. -
The flood of 1927
The Flood of 1927 devastated Arkansas. It was considered "the most destructive and costly flood in Arkansas history and one of the worst in the history of the Nation -
Desegregation
brought about by the Brown V. Board of Education decision in Topeka, Kansas, in 1954, was a slow and difficult process in Arkansas. The problems at Little Rock Central High School became "a national and international symbol of resistance to desegregation. -
McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System
The creation of the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System was the largest Corps of Engineers project ever created when it was completed in the 1970s. -
shooting spree
The bodies of 14 relatives of R. Gene Simmons were found at his home near Dover, Ark., following a shooting spree by Simmons in Russellville that claimed two other lives. -
wal-mart founder died
Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton died in Little Rock, Ark., at age 74. -
Bill Clinton elected as the 42nd president
Bill Clinton, governor of Arkansas, was elected as the 42nd president of the United States, defeating President Bush, who won 38% of the popular vote. -
Rickey Ray
The state of Arkansas executed convicted cop-killer Rickey Ray Rector after Gov. Bill Clinton refused to intervene.