Arkansas History

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  • Jun 18, 1541

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

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    A group of 1,300 half-starved colonists abandon Arkansas Post after John Law's scheme to develop the Mississippi Valley collapses.

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    The United States purchases the Louisiana Territory from France

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    Edward Payson Washburn paints The Arkansas Traveler.

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    A group of unionist abolishes slavery in Arkansas Skirmish at Benton, AR and Pleasant Hill, MO

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    Battle of Pea Ridge in northwest Arkansas.

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    Diamonds found near Murfreesboro, which becomes the site of the only diamond mine in the United States.

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    Bill Clinton is elected the 42nd President of the United States.

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    Arkansas returns a Republican majority in the Presidential vote.

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    The first African American is elected President of the United States: Barack Obama.