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Magnolia Oil-Tank Fire Kills Three Firefighters
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— Sep 17, 2026
Arkansas history on September 19–20 features a spectrum of notable events: Civil War skirmishing near Helena in 1862, the 1883 marriage of future governor George W. Donaghey, and the 1923 Little Rock police murders death sentences; 1944 Magnolia’s oil-fire disaster that claimed three firefighters; the 1957 Central High School desegregation injunction hearing that led to the guards’ withdrawal; and the 1974 Young v. Ethyl Corporation bromine litigation. The dates also record 1863 Cavalry organization at Magnolia, 1917 Fort Smith labor strike, 1942 Jehovah’s Witnesses attack in Little Rock, 1957 legal challenges surrounding Little Rock desegregation, the 1958 vote to keep closed schools, and Kennedy’s Arkansas campaign in 1960.
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Trump Threatens Tariff as Water Fight With Mexico Boils Over
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— Dec 9, 2025
A long-running cross-border water dispute has again erupted into a political and agricultural emergency, with President Donald Trump warning that Mexico’s continued failure to meet its obligations under a 1944 treaty is…
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Tuskegee Airman Remains Identified After He Went Missing 78 Years Ago During WWII
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— Sep 6, 2023
The Department of Defense has identified the remains of a World War II soldier who went missing in 1944. The remains were confirmed to be 2nd Lt. Fred L. Brewer Jr., a Tuskegee airman of the 100th Fighter Squadron…
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