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2011 Event - Tornado warnings are issued for Arkansas, Oklahoma and Missouri; the Joplin, Missouri death toll rises to 126 people with 1,150 injured by the May 22 tornado

2011 Event - Over 5,000 red-winged blackbirds suddenly die in Beebe, Arkansas, on New Year's Eve; scientists investigate causes of the bird die-off

2010 Event - Flash floods on the Little Missouri River kill at least 20 people near a campground in the Ouachita Mountains, west of Little Rock, Arkansas

2008 Death - Roy Scheider, dies in Little Rock, Arkansas, complications from a staph infection, at 75

2004 Event - Clinton Library opens in Little Rock Arkansas, containing 2 million photographs and 80 million documents

1995 Event - Carquest Bowl 6: North Carolina beats Arkansas, 20-10

1995 Event - 57th NCAA Men's Basketball Champion: UCLA Bruins beats Arkansas 89-78

1994 Event - 56th NCAA Men's Basketball Champion: Arkansas Razorbacks beats Duke 76-72

1989 Event - Winds gust to 85 MPH at Fort Smith Arkansas

1987 Event - In Arkansas R Gene Simmons kills 2, later bodies of 14 of his relatives are found at his home near Dover Ark

1982 Event - 35.7 cm rainfall at Big Fork, Arkansas (state record)

1982 Event - Terri Lea Utley, 20, (Arkansas), crowned 31st Miss USA

1982 Event - Arkansas judge rules against obligatory teaching of creation

1981 Event - Elizabeth Ward (Arkansas), 20, crowned 54th Miss America 1982

1980 Event - Alabama beats Arkansas in Sugar Bowl for college football championship

1978 Birthday - Brandi Watkins, Miss Arkansas Teen USA 1997

1978 Birthday - Wes Bentley, born in Jonesboro, Arkansas, actor, films include 'Beloved', 'American Beauty', 'The Last Word'

1978 Birthday - Aimee Delatte, Miss Arkansas Teen USA 1996

1977 Event - Arkansas' Steve Little kicks a record tying 67 yard field goal

1975 Birthday - Kalin Olson, Hot Springs, Arkansas, playmate, Aug 1997

1975 Birthday - Tiffany Parks, Miss Arkansas USA 1996

1975 Birthday - John Hargis, born in Little Rock, Arkansas, 100m butterfly 1996 Olympics

1974 Birthday - Paula Gaye Montgomery, Cabot, Arkansas, Miss America, Arkansas-3rd-1996

1973 Birthday - Melonie McGarrah, Rogers Arkansas, Miss America-Arkansas 1997

1973 Death - Winthrop Rockefeller, U.S. governor (Arkansas), dies at 60

1971 Birthday - Becky Sunshine, Rebekah Jayne Hunter, Arkansas, Miss Nude California 1993

1968 Event - Supreme Court declares Arkansas law banning teaching evolution in public schools unconstitutional

1968 Event - A tornado strikes Jonesboro Arkansas at 10 PM, killing 36

1966 Birthday - Paula Jones, born in Lonoke, Arkansas, sued President Bill Clinton for sexual harassment, case was dismissed but while on appeal Clinton paid Jones $850,000

1966 Birthday - Karissa Rushing, Benton Arkansas, Miss Arkansas-America 1991

1965 Event - Fire in Titan II silo in Searcy Arkansas, 53 die

1963 Birthday - Mark Pryor, born in Fayetteville, Arkansas, politician, Democrat, U.S. Senator from Arkansas, voted to confirm Alberto Gonzales as Attorney General

1961 Birthday - Scott E Parazynski, born in Little Rock, Arkansas, MD/astronaut, STS-66, 86, sk:95

1958 Event - U.S. Supreme Court orders Little Rock Arkansas high school to integrate

1957 Event - White mob forces 9 black students who had entered a Little Rock high school in Arkansas to withdraw

1957 Event - Governor of Arkansas, Orval Faubus, calls out National Guard to stop 9 black students from entering a Little Rock high school

1956 Event - Patty Berg wins LPGA Arkansas Golf Open

1956 Birthday - Susie Diane Owens, Arkansas City Kansas, playmate, March, 1988

1955 Birthday - Rebecca Balding, Little Rock, Arkansas, actress, Carla-Lou Grant, Soap

1955 Birthday - Mike Huckabee, born in Hope, Arkansas, politician, 44th Governor of Arkansas, Republican, candidate for President in 2008, host of 'Huckabee' television talk show

1954 Birthday - James Henderson, country singer, Black Oak Arkansas

1953 Birthday - Mary Steenburgen, Newport, Arkansas, actress, Parenthood, Time After Time

1952 Event - Tornadoes in Arkansas, Tennessee, Missouri, Mississippi, Alabama and Kentucky cause 343 deaths

1951 Birthday - Roosevel Ferguson, born in Arkansas, murderer, FBI Most Wanted List

1950 Birthday - Thomas Aldrich, country drummer, Black Oak Arkansas

1950 Birthday - David Lynn Jones, Bexar, Arkansas, country singer, Bonnie Jean

1949 Birthday - Tim Hutchinson, born in Bentonville, Arkansas, Representative-R-Arkansas 1993 - 1997, Senator-R-Arkansas 1997 - 2003

1948 Birthday - Ricki Lee Reynolds, country singer, Black Oak Arkansas

1947 Birthday - Pat "Dirty" Daugherty, rocker, Black Oak Arkansas

1946 Birthday - James R. Hines, Dumas, Arkansas, 4X100m relayer, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics

1946 Birthday - Richard O Covey, Fayetteville, Arkansas, USAF/astronaut, STS-51I, 26, 38, 61

1946 Birthday - Al Green, Forest City Arkansas, singer, Lets Stay Together

1946 Birthday - Rick Allen, Arkansas, rock bassist, Box Tops-Letter

1945 Birthday - Daniel Davis, Gurdun, Arkansas, actor, Niles-Nanny

1944 Birthday - Charles Edward Greene, Pine Bluff, Arkansas, 4x100m runner, 1968 Olympics gold

1943 Birthday - Joan Van, born in Arkansas, New York City, actress, Valene-Dallas, Knots Landing

1943 Birthday - Gil Gerard, Little Rock, Arkansas, actor, Buck Rogers in 25th Century

1942 Birthday - Earl Cate, Arkansas, country singers, Cate Bros-Fire on the Tracks

1942 Birthday - Ernie Cate, Arkansas, country singers, Cate Bros-Fire on the Tracks

1942 Birthday - Beth Brickell, Camden Arkansas, actress, Gentle Ben

1942 Birthday - Tommy F. Robinson, born in Little Rock, Arkansas, Representative-D-Arkansas 1985 - 1991

1941 Birthday - Dan Hicks, born in Little Rock, Arkansas, singer, songwriter, performed with dance bands, performed on Time Out For Teens radio program, part of San Francisco's folk music scene

1941 Birthday - Jim Barnes, Tuckerton, Arkansas, basketball player 1964 Olympic gold

1941 Birthday - Ben Murphy, born in Jonesboro, Arkansas, actor, Name of the Game, Winds of War

1941 Birthday - John Hancock, born in Hazen, Arkansas, actor, Black Marble, Traxx, Houston Knights

1940 Birthday - Ed Bruce, born in Keiser, Arkansas, country singer, Texas

1939 Birthday - Melinda Dillon, Hope, Arkansas, actress, Close Encounters, Slap Shot

1939 Birthday - Roy Buchanan, Ozark, Arkansas, rocker

1939 Birthday - Luther Allison, Mayflower, Arkansas, rock guitarist, Bad News is Coming

1938 Birthday - Dee Clark, Arkansas, singer, Hambone, Nobody But You

1938 Birthday - Beryl Anthony, Jr., born in El Dorado, Arkansas, Representative-D-California 1979 - 1993

1936 Event - 120 degrees F (49 degrees C) at Ozark, Arkansas (state record)

1936 Birthday - Glen Campbell, born in Delight, Arkansas, actor/singer, Time I Get to Phoenix

1935 Birthday - Ronnie Hawkins, Arkansas, rocker, The Band-Who Do You Love?

1934 Birthday - Laurence Luckinbill, Ft. Smith, Arkansas, actor, Delphi Bureau, Ike

1934 Birthday - David H Pryor, Sen-D Arkansas, 1979-

1934 Birthday - Ben Piazza, born in Little Rock, Arkansas, actor, Blues Brothers, Ben Casey, Dallas

1934 Birthday - Jim "Ed" Brown, born in Sparkman, Arkansas, country singer, Nashville on the Road

1933 Birthday - Jesse Belvin, Texarkana Arkansas, rock vocalist, Mr Easy

1932 Birthday - Charlie "Silver Fox" Rich, Colt, Arkansas, vocalist, Behind Closed Doors

1932 Birthday - Johnny Cash, born in Kingsland, Arkansas, country singer, "Folsom Prison Blues" and "I Walk the Line"

1931 Event - Arkansas legislature passes motion to pray for soul of H L Mencken after he calls state "apex of moronia"

1930 Birthday - Charlie Jones, Ft. Smith, Arkansas, sportscaster, Almost Anything Goes

1930 Birthday - William S Sessions, Arkansas, director of FBI

1929 Birthday - Marilyn Lloyd, born in Fort Smith, Arkansas, Representative-D-Tennessee 1975 - 1995

1928 Birthday - Ray Thornton, born in Conway, Arkansas, Representative-D-Arkansas 1973 - 1979 and 1991 - 1997

1927 Birthday - John Carter, Center Ridge, Arkansas, actor, Max-Falcon Crest

1927 Birthday - Anne Gillis, Little Rock, Arkansas, actress, Adv of Tom Sawyer, Little Men

1925 Birthday - Gail Davis, Little Rock, Arkansas, actress, Annie Oakley

1925 Birthday - Dale L Bumpers, Sen-D Arkansas, 1975-

1923 Birthday - Clifton Williams, born in Traskwood, Arkansas, band master, Sinfonians

1922 Birthday - John Paul Hammerschmidt, born in Harrison, Arkansas, Representative-R-Arkansas 1967 - 1993

1921 Event - Hot Springs National Park created in Arkansas

1921 Birthday - Junior Parker, born in Arkansas, blues vocalist/songwriter, Mystery Train

1919 Event - Race riot at Elaine Arkansas

1917 Birthday - Elton Britt, Marshall, Arkansas, country singer, Sat Night Jamboree

1915 Birthday - Allan Jackson, Hot Springs, Arkansas, newscaster, Youth Takes a Stand

1914 Birthday - Daisy Bates, publisher/head, Arkansas NAACP

1914 Birthday - Jimmy Wakely, Mineola, Arkansas, country vocalist, 5 Star Jubilee

1912 Birthday - Conlon Nancarrow, Texarkana Arkansas, composer, Soundings 4

1909 Birthday - Wilbur Mills, born in Kensett, Arkansas, Representative-D-Arkansas 1939 - 1977, involved with Fanne Foxe

1908 Birthday - Louis Jordan, born in Arkansas, alto saxman, Caldonia

1907 Birthday - Pinky Tomlin, Eureka Springs, Arkansas, singer and actor, Tip-Waterfront

1905 Event - -29 degrees F (-34 degrees C) Pond, Arkansas (state record)

1904 Birthday - Dick Powell, Mountain View, Arkansas, actor, Cry Danger, Dick Powell Theater

1902 Birthday - Morgan Beatty, born in Little Rock, Arkansas, news anchor, Du Mont Evening News

1898 Birthday - Jay C. Flippen, born in Little Rock, Arkansas, actor, Jet Pilot, Killing, Thunder Bay

1896 Birthday - John Little McClellan, born in Sheridan, Arkansas, Senator-D-Arkansas 1943 - 1977

1886 Birthday - John G Fletcher, U.S., poet, Epic of Arkansas

1880 Birthday - Jesse G Vincent, Arkansas, engineer designed 1st V-12 engine

1880 Birthday - Douglas MacArthur, Little Rock, Arkansas, general, WW II, he did return!

1876 Birthday - Frank L Gillespie, Arkansas, founded Supreme Life Insurance Company

1869 Death - A J Hayne, black captain of Arkansas militia, assassinated

1869 Event - Arkansas legislature passes anti-Klan law

1868 Event - Arkansas re-enters U.S.

1868 Event - Arkansas constitutional convention meets in Little Rock

1866 Event - President Johnson ends war in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia

1864 Event - Battle of Jenkin's Ferry, Arkansas; General W R Scurry is killed

1864 Event - Skirmish at Jenkins' Ferry, Arkansas

1864 Event - Battle of Marks' Mill, Arkansas (Camden Expedition)

1864 Event - General Steeles' Union troops occupies Camden, Arkansas

1864 Event - Skirmish at Elkin's Ford Little Missouri River, Arkansas

1864 Event - Skirmish at Okolona, Arkansas

1864 Event - Skirmish at Spoonville/Antoine, Arkansas

1864 Event - Skirmish at Mount Elba, Arkansas

1864 Event - Union General Steeles troops reach Arkadelphia Arkansas

1863 Event - Jo Shelby's cavalry in action at Moffat's Station, Arkansas

1863 Event - Federal troops reconquer Fort Smith Arkansas

1863 Event - Failed Confederate assault on Helena Arkansas (640 casualties)

1863 Event - Union forces capture Arkansas Post, or Ft. Hindman, Arkansas

1862 Event - Battle at Cane Hill, Arkansas (475 casualties)

1862 Event - Confederate Army ironclad "Arkansas" is badly damaged in Union attack

1862 Event - CSS Arkansas vs USS Cardondelet and Queen of the West engage at Yazoo R

1862 Event - Federal troops occupy Helena, Arkansas

1862 Event - Skirmish at Devall's Bluff Arkansas (106 casualties)

1861 Event - Arkansas and Tennessee becomes 9th and 10th state to secede from US

1861 Event - Arkansas troops seize Ft. Smith

1861 Event - State troops seize U.S. munitions in Napoleon, Arkansas

1859 Event - Arkansas legislature requires free blacks to choose exile or slavery

1836 Event - Arkansas becomes 25th state

1833 Birthday - Powell Clayton, born in Bethel Pennsylvania, Brigadier General Union volunteers, Arkansas Governor 1868 - 1871, Republican

1831 Event - Louisiana and Arkansas are 1st states to observe Christmas as holiday

1819 Event - Territory of Arkansas organized













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