Important Arkansas historical events and significant anniversaries for July 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.
On July 14, 1864, Union cavalry fought Confederate forces in the Action at Des Arc Bayou in White County, part of a cluster of mid-1864 cavalry operations across Arkansas.
On July 14 and 21, 1868, the Arkansas legislature passed a Reconstruction-era public accommodations act, providing that all races could use public facilities, including government buildings…