1. In 1864, Union and Confederate forces clashed in the Battle of Jenkin's Ferry in Grant County. The battle was part of the Red River Campaign during the American Civil War and resulted in a Union victory.

2. On January 28, 1904, the Arkansas State Capitol building in Little Rock was destroyed by a fire. The building, which had only been completed six years prior, was rebuilt and rededicated in 1915.

3. In 1948, Osro Cobb, a sheriff in Phillips County, was assassinated in his office by two men. The murder was believed to be politically motivated, as Cobb had turned against the local political machine.

4. On this day in 1968, a tornado outbreak occurred in Arkansas and several other states, causing significant damage and killing 34 people in the state alone. It was the deadliest tornado outbreak in Arkansas history.

5. Arkansas native Bill Clinton was inaugurated as the 42nd President of the United States on January 20, 1993. He served two terms in office from 1993 to 2001 and is widely regarded as one of the most influential political figures of the 20th century.