1. On April 11, 1865, Confederate General N.B. Forrest surrendered his troops to Union forces in Gainesville, Alabama, effectively ending the Civil War in Arkansas.

2. In 1890, the Arkansas State Capitol was dedicated in Little Rock on April 11th. Construction of the capitol building had begun in 1899 and lasted for over a decade.

3. On April 11, 1960, Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus signed a bill authorizing the creation of the Arkansas Arts Center in Little Rock. Today, the center is a major cultural institution and features a wide range of art exhibitions, performances, and educational programs.

4. The Arkansas Travelers, a minor league baseball team based in Little Rock, won their first-ever game on April 11, 1917. The Travelers have a long and storied history in Arkansas and are one of the oldest continuously operated minor league baseball teams in the country.

5. On April 11, 1905, the Arkansas General Assembly passed a law requiring mandatory school attendance for all children between the ages of 7 and 15. This law helped improve education outcomes in Arkansas and remains in force to this day.