Important Arkansas historical events and significant anniversaries for November 4, 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. ChatGPT has collected this data.
1924 — Presidential and congressional elections. Arkansas voters participated in the national election between Republican Calvin Coolidge and Democrat John W. Davis. The Arkansas State Archives preserves certified returns for the November 4 congressional and presidential elector elections.
1919 — Elaine Massacre prosecutions. Joseph Fox and Albert Giles, two Black defendants prosecuted after the Elaine Massacre in Phillips County, were convicted of murder by an all-white jury after six minutes of deliberation. Both received death sentences. Civil rights attorney Scipio A. Jones subsequently helped challenge the convictions.
2014 — Republicans win major Arkansas offices. Republican Tom Cotton defeated Democratic U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor, receiving approximately 56.5% of the ...