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Little Rock (Quapaw: I’i-zhinka, lit. 'Little rock'[3]) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Arkansas. The city's population was 202,591 as of the 2020 census. [4] The six-county Little Rock metropolitan area is the 81st-most populous in the United States with 748,031 residents according to the 2020 census.
1831 – Little Rock is incorporated as a city. Dr. Matthew Cunningham is elected the first mayor of Little Rock. His descendants reside in the city as of 2022. 1833 – Arkansas State House (now Old State House Museum) is built. Completed in 1842, it serves as the State capitol until 1911. [14] 1836.
September 4, 1957. Arkansas National Guard deployed to protect Little Rock Nine. January 20, 1993. Bill Clinton inaugurated as president of the United States. 2002. Walmart identified as world's largest corporation. More... The history of Arkansas began millennia ago when humans first crossed into North America.
Headquarters. 111 Center Street. Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. Number of employees. 1200+. Website. www.Stephens.com. Stephens Inc. is a privately held, independent financial services firm headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas. [1] As one of the largest privately owned investment banks in the United States, [2] Stephens has 28 offices worldwide ...
The Arkansas Gazette was a newspaper in Little Rock, Arkansas, that was published from 1819 to 1991. It was known as the oldest newspaper west of the Mississippi River. It was located from 1908 until its closing at the now historic Gazette Building. For many years it was the newspaper of record for Little Rock and the State of Arkansas.
November 6, 1998 (#01000274) Little Rock Central High School (LRCH) is an accredited comprehensive public high school in Little Rock, Arkansas, United States. The school was the site of the Little Rock Crisis in 1957 after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that segregation by race in public schools was unconstitutional three years earlier.
NCAA Division I – OVC. Website. ualr.edu. The University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UA Little Rock) is a public research university in Little Rock, Arkansas. Established as Little Rock Junior College by the Little Rock School District in 1927, the institution became a private four-year university under the name Little Rock University in 1957.
August 16, 1996. Arkansas Baptist College (ABC) is a private Baptist-affiliated historically black college in Little Rock, Arkansas. Founded in 1884 as the Minister's Institute, ABC was initially funded by the Colored Baptists of the State of Arkansas. It is the only historically black Baptist school west of the Mississippi River.