1. On March 18, 1925, the Arkansas state legislature passed a bill allowing women to serve on juries. Arkansas was one of the first states to grant women this right, several years before the passage of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

2. In 1969, on March 18, the Arkansas legislature approved a bill to change the name of Arkansas State Teachers College to the University of Central Arkansas. The name change reflected the school's growth from a small teachers college to a comprehensive university.

3. On March 18, 1996, a tornado outbreak struck Arkansas, causing extensive damage and killing 11 people. The worst damage occurred in the towns of Bradley and Warren, where several homes and businesses were destroyed.

4. March 18, 1818, marks the day that Arkansas was officially declared a territory of the United States. The territory encompassed the land that would become the state of Arkansas when it achieved statehood in 1836.

5. On March 18, 1865, Confederate General Dandridge McRae surrendered his troops to Union General Frederick Steele in Arkadelphia, effectively ending Confederate resistance in Arkansas during the Civil War. This surrender occurred just weeks before the war's end.