Important Arkansas historical events and significant anniversaries for April 7, 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.
On April 7, 1862, Arkansas troops were engaged on the second day of the Battle of Shiloh, Tennessee, one of the Civil War’s bloodiest clashes.
On April 7, 1909, the Arkansas Senate passed the bill that became Act 258 of 1909, a major early prohibition-era measure aimed at suppressing the liquor trade…