Local newspapers made a fuss when Gilbert sent to Georgia for marble, but the result, in which a hemispherical dome caps a high drum not unlike that of St. Peter's Basilica, crowning a building housing the bicameral legislature and the state supreme court, was so nobly handsome that West Virginia and Arkansas contracted for Gilbert capitols as well.

In the years since, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette has maintained a higher circulation than newspapers in similarly sized cities.

Dirkhising's case initially was reported regionally by " news organizations in Arkansas and also covered by newspapers in Oklahoma and Tennessee ," yet almost no national press.

In 1970, kenaf newsprint produced in International Paper Company's mill in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, was successfully used by six U. S. newspapers.

* August 6 – American Civil War: The Confederate ironclad CSS Arkansas is scuttled on the Mississippi River after suffering damage in a battle with the USS Essex near Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

The CSS Arkansas suffered the failure of the port engine while proceeding upriver during the battle to get into position to attack the USS Essex.

On December 7, 1862, Union and Confederate forces clashed along the Arkansas River in and around the town of Van Buren resulting in a defeat for the Confederate army driving them south across the river with minimal casualties, however the Union forces captured 100 prisoners, as stated in a battle report by Samuel R. Curtis, Major General of the Union forces.

The result of the battle was a tactical stalemate which assured permanent Union control of northwest Arkansas.

Luciano's lawyers in Arkansas then began a fierce legal battle against extradition.

Read served as acting commander of the Arkansas during her final battle supporting the Confederate Army assaulting Baton Rouge, Louisiana on 6 August 1862.

The Battle of Prairie Grove was a battle of the American Civil War fought on 7 December 1862, that resulted in a tactical stalemate but essentially secured northwest Arkansas for the Union.

Though the battle was a tactical draw, it was a strategic victory for the Federal army as they remained in possession of the battlefield and Confederate fortunes in northwest Arkansas declined markedly from that point on.

The Battle of Pea Ridge ( also known as Elkhorn Tavern ) was a land battle of the American Civil War, fought on March 6 – 8, 1862, at Pea Ridge in northwest Arkansas, near Garfield.

The outcome of the battle essentially cemented Union control of Missouri and northern Arkansas.

Permanent collections include Civil War battle flags, the inaugural gowns of governors ' wives, Arkansas art pottery, and African-American quilts.

" Helfin retorted, " The Senator from Arkansas can not remain leader of the Democrats and fight the Roman Catholics ' battle every time the issue is raised in this body.

The Battle of Whitney's Lane was a small, but psychologically important, land battle of the American Civil War fought on May 19, 1862, in north-central Arkansas.

For both Confederate soldiers and civilians in Arkansas, the battle provided a huge psychological lift at a critical time.

The Battle of Helena was a land battle of the American Civil War fought on July 4, 1863, at Helena, Arkansas.

During the American Civil War a small battle was fought on the Little Missouri 10 miles north of Prescott, Arkansas, at the Clark-Nevada County line.

The University of Arkansas student body voted to change the name of the school mascot ( originally the Cardinals ) in 1910 to the Arkansas Razorbacks after a hard fought battle against LSU in which they were said to play like a bunch of Razorback hogs.

In 1966 an order of battle for the force showed units spread across most of the United States, from the 6th Strategic Aerospace Wing at Walker AFB in New Mexico, to the 11th Strategic Aerospace Wing at Altus AFB, OK., to the 97th Bombardment Wing at Blytheville AFB, Arkansas.

The Battle of Bayou Fourche, sometimes called the Battle of Little Rock, was a battle in the American Civil War fought on September 10, 1863 east of the town of Little Rock, Arkansas.

Soldiers who fought under Williams at this battle included future Arkansas senator Thomas Hart Benton and future Tennessee and Texas governor, Sam Houston.

He served throughout the Civil War and took part as a private in the Battle of Wilson's Creek, and as a colonel commanded the Tenth Texas Infantry at Arkansas Post, Chickamauga ( where he commanded a brigade during part of the battle ), Missionary Ridge and the Atlanta Campaign.

The Battle of Chalk Bluff was a land battle of the American Civil War that took place in Clay County, Arkansas, and Dunklin County, Missouri, on May 1 and May 2, 1863.

The Battle of Devil's Backbone ( also known as Backbone Mountain ) was a land battle of the American Civil War on September 1, 1863 in Sebastian County, Arkansas.

Starr played a major role in the passage of the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act which was praised as a model sunshine law at the time of its passage.

Washington Post columnist David Broder praised Hutchinson's appointment to head the DEA, writing: " The high esteem in which former Rep. Asa Hutchinson of Arkansas is held by his colleagues was demonstrated by the 98-1 Senate vote confirming him last month as the new director of the Drug Enforcement Administration.

-- Held out of Texas Tech's sweat-suits drill Monday at Lubbock was tackle Richard Stafford, who is undergoing treatment for a leg injury suffered in the Raiders' 38-7 loss to Texas A & M Because of its important game with Arkansas coming up Saturday, Baylor worked out in the rain Monday -- mud or no mud.

Arkansas combined 280 yards rushing with 64 yards passing ( on 5 completions in 7 tosses ) and a tough defense to whip TCU, and A & M, with a 38-point bulge against Texas Tech ran up its biggest total loop play since 1950.

He helped Arkansas transform its economy and significantly improve the state's educational system.

During Clinton's term, Arkansas performed its first executions since 1964 ( the death penalty had been re-enacted on March 23, 1973 ).

The Arkansas Supreme Court determined that Misskelley's confession was voluntary and that he did, in fact, understand the Miranda warning and its consequences.

This hellbender subspecies inhabits the White River and Spring River systems in southern Missouri and northern Arkansas, and its population has declined an estimated 75 % since the 1980s, with only about 590 individuals remaining in the wild.

The Lab and its partners concluded the 2006 – 07 field season in Arkansas at the end of April with no additional definitive evidence of ivory-bills to complement the data gathered in 2004 and 2005.

The constitution of the state of Arkansas was amended in the general election of 2008 to, among other things, repeal a provision ( Article 3, Section 5 ) which had until its repeal prohibited " idiots or insane persons " from voting.

The maps and journals of the explorers helped to define the boundaries during the negotiations leading to the Adams – Onís Treaty, which set the western boundary as follows: north up the Sabine River from the Gulf of Mexico to its intersection with the 32nd parallel, due north to the Red River, up the Red River to the 100th meridian, north to the Arkansas River, up the Arkansas River to its headwaters, due north to the 42nd parallel and due west to its previous boundary.

There are very few successful spawning populations of freshwater striped bass, including Lake Texoma, the Colorado River and its reservoirs downstream from and including Lake Powell, and the Arkansas River as well as Lake Marion ( South Carolina ) that retained a landlocked breeding population when the dam was built ; other freshwater fisheries must be restocked with hatchery-produced fish annually.

Two years later on December 6, 1875, the county's name was shortened to " Clay " by the Arkansas General Assembly ; though some sources say it was renamed for the legendary statesman Henry Clay, others say John M. Clayton remained its official namesake.

He set up a trading post ( Wigwam Neosho ) near Fort Gibson, Cherokee Nation, by the Verdigris River near its confluence with the Arkansas.

Despite the league's name only its four South Division teams are actually based in Texas ; the four North Division teams are located in surrounding states of Oklahoma, Arkansas and Missouri.

The controversy further escalated on April 30, 2010, when The Weather Channel went ahead with airing the 1992 film Wind ( a film about yachting that had little to do with weather, contrary to its name ) at the same time a tornado outbreak was occurring in Missouri and Arkansas.

Isaac McCoy and Lt. James L. Dawson blazed a trail up the north side of the Arkansas from Fort Gibson to its junction with the Cimarron River.

The Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Company had extended its main line in Indian Territory from Vinita to Tulsa in 1883, where it stopped on the east side of the Arkansas River.

The Arkansas River forms the northern boundary of the county, while its tributaries, the Poteau and James Fork Rivers drain much of the county into the Arkansas.

To the north is the nearby state of Kansas and its eastern boundary is physio-natural formed by Kaw Lake and the Arkansas River.

In 1975, the company moved its factory to Little Rock, Arkansas, where it is still located.