Here are 5 interesting facts about April 13 in Arkansas history:

1. On April 13, 1864, Union forces under the command of General Frederick Steele captured the Confederate capital of Little Rock, Arkansas. The city had been evacuated by Confederate troops the day before, but Union soldiers still encountered resistance from guerilla fighters and civilian mobs.

2. The Arkansas Razorbacks won their first SEC baseball championship on April 13, 1999. Led by head coach Norm DeBriyn, the Hogs defeated the LSU Tigers 16-8 in the final game of the season to clinch the title.

3. On April 13, 1935, three civil rights activists were arrested in Little Rock for attempting to integrate the city's public libraries. Thurgood Marshall, who would later become the first African American Supreme Court Justice, represented the activists in court and won the case.

4. The Arkansas Supreme Court struck down the state's ban on same-sex marriage on April 13, 2015. The decision came just months after the U.S. Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage nationwide in the landmark case Obergefell v. Hodges.

5. Former Arkansas Governor and Senator Dale Bumpers was born on April 13, 1925. Bumpers served two terms as governor from 1971-1975 and later represented Arkansas in the U.S. Senate from 1975-1999. He was known for his progressive politics and passionate speeches on the Senate floor.