Arkansas Timeline

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  • Jun 18, 1541

    Arkansas Founded

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

  • First Land Claimed

    Rene-Robert Cavalier founded a village while on his way to the mouth of the Mississippi River.

  • Arkansas Village Founded

    Rene-Robert Cavalier found the first village and claimed it while traveling up the Mississippi River.

  • We are A Territory

    Arkansas became a territory because they departed from the Missouri Territory.

  • The Capital Moves

    The Capital Moves
    The Capital of Arkansas moved from the Arkansas Post to Little Rock.

  • We Are A State

    We Are A State
    We became a state.We was the 26th state with Little Rock as our capital.

  • We are Miners

    We are Miners
    People began Mines and Arkansas became the leader of production over all other states.

  • Diamonds!!

    Diamonds!!
    Miners found diamonds and Arkansas is the only state to produce diamonds.

  • Little Rock Nine

    Little Rock Nine
    Nine African Americans went to a all white school in Little Rock for the First time.

  • Bill Clinton

    Bill Clinton
    Became the 42nd president and was born in Arkansas.