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HISTORY MINUTE

HISTORY MINUTE

Thu, 06/03/2021 - 5:00am

\\he 1880s and 1890s saw the rise of some of the most notorious criminals in American History, mostly riding the dusty trails of the West. One of the most infamous was the Dalton Gang, made up of outlaws from Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. The Dalton Gang, a notorious group made up of a group of Kansas brothers and an Arkansas drifter, terrorized the frontier with a string of murders and robberies stretching across the Lower Great Plains.

HISTORY MINUTE

HISTORY MINUTE

Thu, 05/27/2021 - 5:00am

Even in adversity, great minds cannot be suppressed. Charles Thompson, an architect from the early 1900s, was an example of such a man. Thompson rose from a childhood of deep tragedy to becoming one of the most celebrated architectural minds in the state, creating enduring landmarks in communities across Arkansas.

HISTORY MINUTE

HISTORY MINUTE

Thu, 05/20/2021 - 5:00am

Gen. Frederick Steele had made the US Army his life. During the Civil War, he would rise through the ranks quickly, but when the time came to lead a campaign, his career and the entire Union Army effort in Arkansas almost disintegrated because of a wagonload of corn.

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