1. On October 24, 1929, the stock market crashed, leading to the Great Depression. Arkansas, with its largely agricultural economy, was hit hard by the economic downturn, which lasted for several years.

2. In 1947, the Arkansas Razorbacks football team played their first-ever game in Fayetteville's new stadium, War Memorial Stadium. The team faced off against Ole Miss and won the game 13-0.

3. On October 24, 1984, former Arkansas governor Orval Faubus died of prostate cancer at the age of 74. Faubus is best known for his opposition to the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School in 1957.

4. In 1864, Confederate General Sterling Price and his troops began their retreat from Arkansas following a failed campaign to capture Missouri. Price's defeat marked the beginning of the end for the Confederate army in the West.

5. On October 24, 2011, the Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team was ranked #19 in the national rankings for the first time since the 2007-08 season. The team would go on to finish the season with a record of 22-12 and make it to the second round of the NCAA tournament.