1. In 1990, the Fordice Plan was proposed by Mississippi Governor Kirk Fordice, which involved cutting taxes and reducing government spending. The plan was controversial but ultimately implemented, leading to significant economic growth in the state.

2. On December 2, 1862, Confederate forces under General Van Dorn soundly defeated Union troops in the Battle of Coffeeville, which took place in Yalobusha County. This victory helped to boost Confederate morale during the Civil War.

3. In 1933, the state's first public housing project was opened in Jackson, providing affordable housing for low-income residents. The complex, known as the "Gibbs-Green Apartments," was named after two African-American students who were killed in a campus protest at Jackson State University in 1970.

4. On December 2, 1989, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in the case of Mississippi University for Women v. Hogan, which challenged the school's policy of admitting only women to its nursing program. The court ultimately ruled that the policy was unconstitutional.

5. In 1971, the Tupelo-born singer Elvis Presley returned to his home state to perform in Jackson for the first and only time in his career. The concert, which took place at the Mississippi Coliseum, drew a crowd of over 9,000 fans.