Important Arkansas historical events and significant anniversaries for February 18, 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.
1861 (Feb. 18): Arkansas secession-convention election. Arkansas held an election in which voters chose delegates to a state convention and the vote was favorable to calling the convention—a key step on the road to secession later that spring.
1921 (Feb. 18): Harrison bank robbery. The notorious outlaw Henry Starr was involved in an attempted bank robbery in Harrison on Feb. 18, 1921, an event frequently cited in accounts of late “frontier-era” crime in Arkansas and Indian Territory/Oklahoma networks…