Important Arkansas historical events and significant anniversaries for October 31, and notable births and deaths of native Arkansans born on this date. Information is drawn from state archives, historical societies, contemporary newspapers and other media archives, and legal records. Historical Arkansas events and birthdays occurring on October 31. ChatGPH has collected this data.
1803 — U.S. Senate approves the Louisiana Purchase, the deal that transferred the land including present-day Arkansas from France to the United States (vote on Oct. 31).
1876 — Altus’s Central Collegiate Institute building completed (later Hendrix College’s first campus before the school moved to Conway)…