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The first person to explore Arkansas was a man from Spain by the name of Hernando de Soto
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Arkansas splits from Missouri Territory, and created a new territory.
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A new constitution for the state is developed and a unionist convention abolishes slavery
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The railroad that runs between Little rock AR, and Memphis TN is completed
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The Discovery of tons of Bauxite deposits in Southwest AR, and the start of a mine
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The whites-only primary election is adopted by the Democratic Party
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Near Murfreesboro Diamonds are discovered and it becomes the only diamond mine in AR
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For blacks to be able to go Central Highschool in Little Rock, President Eisenhower had to send troups from the U.S. Military.
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Since reconstruction the first republican governor of AR was Winthrop Rockfeller
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To improve the Delta life the Mississippi Delta Commission is created
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