Arkansas: (Sioux: “south-wind people”) Statehood: June 15, 1836 (25th state) Motto: Regnat populus (Let the People Rule) Familiar Name: The Land of Opportunity 50-State Tour: The State of Exposing andDislodging the Serpent February 24-25, 2004 “Arkansas, you’ve been in captivity long enough. Toda...

State Nickname: The Natural State Arkansas's earliest recorded nicknames, "Bear State" and "Toothpick State," referred to characteristic features of the area. In the first half of the Nineteenth century, Arkansas was noted for its bear population: thousands of Louisiana Black Bear (Ursus American...

The first Capitol Prayer given at 12.38pm on November 27, 1900, by the former Governor James P. Eagle at the ceremony for the laying of the Cornerstone of the new Arkansas State Capitol. Oh our Heavenly Father, from whom pure and perfect gifts must come, we come into thy presence today and first...

During WWII, State Rep. J. Frank Holmes introduced a resolution requesting the House and Senate to have a Bible for each chamber for reference when presenting or preparing bills. The House adopted the resolution, but the Senate never took a vote. A few weeks later, on February 25, 1943, the Arkan...