1. On December 4, 1804, the Arkansas Territory was created by an act of the United States Congress. The territory included parts of what is now Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, and Iowa.

2. In 1875, the first bridge across the Arkansas River was completed in Little Rock. It was a toll bridge and cost five cents per crossing. The bridge was replaced in 1929 and again in 1966.

3. On December 4, 1957, the Central High School Integration Crisis in Little Rock reached a turning point when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus had defied federal orders to integrate the school.

4. A devastating tornado struck the town of Pocahontas on December 4, 1982, killing two people and causing widespread damage. The tornado was part of a larger outbreak that swept across the region, causing over $70 million in damage.

5. In 1993, former Arkansas Governor and U.S. Senator Dale Bumpers delivered the closing argument in the impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton. Bumpers argued that Clinton's offenses did not meet the constitutional standard for impeachment and that the Senate should not remove him from office.