1. In 1827, the Arkansas General Assembly authorized the establishment of two district courts in the state, one in the town of Washington and the other in Batesville. This paved the way for the state's judicial system to take shape.

2. On March 27, 1899, the Arkansas State Capitol dome was completed. The dome stands at 230 feet tall and is topped with a statue of Lady Liberty. It is a popular tourist attraction in Little Rock, Arkansas.

3. In 1942, the Navy christened the USS Little Rock, a Cleveland-class light cruiser that was commissioned to serve in World War II. The ship was named after the capital city of Arkansas and is still on display as a museum ship in Buffalo, New York.

4. On this day in 1997, the Arkansas Travelers minor league baseball team unveiled a new logo featuring a bear with a baseball glove. The team, founded in 1901, has played continuously in Arkansas, making it one of the oldest continually operating minor league baseball teams in the United States.

5. In 2018, Arkansas became the eighth state to legalize medical marijuana. The state's medical marijuana program officially launched in May of 2019, offering patients with qualifying conditions access to marijuana-based treatments under strict regulations. Since then, the industry has continued to grow, with dispensaries opening across the state.