5 June 1861
Slave State Secession
Arkansas votes to secede from the Union after the outbreak of war
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Arkansas in United States of America. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Arkansas votes to secede from the Union after the outbreak of war
In his first year as a University of Arkansas law professor, Clinton runs for the House of Representatives, the incumbent, John Paul Hammerschmidt, defeats Clinton with 52% of the vote
Elected to Congress from Arkansas
First elected Governor of Arkansas, the youngest to be elected Governor since 1938
Clinton is defeated in his bid for a 2nd term by Republican challenger Frank D. White, he joked, he was the youngest ex-governor in the nations history
Elected Governor of Arkansas
Provenance
These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match United States of America and Arkansas. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.
This database is a research index. For formal scholarly citation, verify individual claims against appropriate primary, archival, academic or specialist sources.