Important Arkansas historical events and significant anniversaries for March 21, 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 — Arkansas’s first secession convention adjourns (Little Rock).
Arkansas’s Secession Convention (called after the Feb. 18, 1861 election) adjourned on March 21, 1861, subject to recall by convention president David Walker — setting up the later return to session in May and the May 6 secession vote…