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arkansas history

By darthvader4567
  • Jun 18, 1541

    traveling

    traveling
    Hernando de Soto of Spain was the first European to explore Arkansas

  • french explores

    french explores
    French explorers Louis Jolliet and Father Jacques Marquette descend the Mississippi to the mouth of the Arkansas River.

  • purchases of Louisiana Territory

    purchases of Louisiana Territory
    The United States purchases the Louisiana Territory from France, which had retaken it from Spain as part of the Treaty of San Ildefonso.

  • moving

    moving
    The capital moves from Arkansas Post to Little Rock.

  • ar

    ar
    Arkansas became the 25th state on June 15, 1836, with Little Rock as its capital

  • Edward Payson Washburn

    Edward Payson Washburn
    Edward Payson Washburn paints The Arkansas Traveler.

  • The University of Arkansas

    The University of Arkansas
    The University of Arkansas establishes a multi-campus system.

  • Television

    Television
    Television station KATV in Little Rock went on the ai

  • election

    election
    Clinton again is re-elected, this time for a four-year term.

  • president

    president
    Mike Huckabee runs for President of the United States. He is defeated in the primary elections. The first black is elected President of the United States: Barack Obama