1) In 1917, Arkansas became the first state to pass a law to prohibit discrimination in employment based on gender.

2) On February 26, 1928, the Little Rock Nine member Minnijean Brown was born in Little Rock, Arkansas. Brown is known for her role in the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School in 1957.

3) On this day in 1952, the Arkansas State Capitol building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

4) In 1973, the Arkansas Gazette became the first southern newspaper to win a Pulitzer Prize for public service for its coverage of the Watergate scandal.

5) On February 26, 1996, the Arkansas Razorbacks basketball team defeated the Kentucky Wildcats to end a 31-game winning streak, which was the longest in NCAA Division I history at that time.