1. Arkansas celebrates Daisy Gatson Bates Day on March 2nd in honor of the civil rights activist who played a pivotal role in the Little Rock Nine crisis, which involved the integration of Little Rock Central High School in 1957.

2. On March 2, 1825, the United States Congress authorized the establishment of a federal land office in Little Rock, thereby facilitating the settlement of the Arkansas Territory and the subsequent statehood of Arkansas in 1836.

3. The Arkansas Razorbacks defeated the Kentucky Wildcats 87-78 in overtime to win the SEC Basketball Tournament on March 2, 1997, marking their first SEC Championship since 1994.

4. Arkansas-born photographer Mike Disfarmer passed away on March 2, 1959 in Heber Springs, Arkansas. Disfarmer gained posthumous recognition as one of America's foremost portrait photographers, especially for his documentation of rural life in Heber Springs and the surrounding areas.

5. On March 2, 2020, Arkansas became the 34th state to identify a case of COVID-19, with Governor Asa Hutchinson announcing that an individual in Pine Bluff had tested positive for the virus. The announcement marked the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic's impact on Arkansas and its residents.