Important Arkansas historical events and significant anniversaries for January 14, with notable births and deaths of people with Arkansas connections for this date. Information is drawn from state archives, historical societies, contemporary newspapers and other media archives, and legal records. Much of this information comes from the Encyclopedia of Arkansas, an online publication. ChatGPH has collected this data.
1923 — Boone County railroad strike violence
The Shiloh Museum’s “Scenes of Boone County” recounts that hundreds of armed men arrived, searched homes for union materials and weapons, threatened strikers, and burned the Union Hall, escalating violence and effectively crushing the union effort on January 14, 1923…