The first woman ever elected to the U.S. Senate, Hattie Caraway was appointed to fulfill her husband's term. The following year, she won the election. Caraway sponsored a version of the Equal Rights Amendment. Birthplace: Bakersville, Tennessee.
A famous and popular singer, one of Johnny Cash's best-known songs was the 1956 "I Walk The Line". He performs in places that range from the Grand Ole Opry to Folsom Prison, and almost always wears black clothes. Birthplace: Kingsland.
Bill Clinton is the forty-second president of the United States. His platform and goals include health care for every American citizen, improvements in education and a tax system fair to people of all income levels. Birthplace: Hope.
Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee from 1959 to 1974, James W. Fulbright was strongly critical of the war in Vietnam. He was a United States Senator for thirty years representing the state of Arkansas. Birthplace: Sumner, Missouri.
Douglas MacArthur devoted his life to the military, and was the leader of the island campaign against the Japanese during World War Two. He accepted the Japanese surrender after the war. MacArthur was also General-in-Chief of the Armed Forces during the Korean War. Birthplace: Little Rock.
James S. McDonnell was raised near Little Rock and had an interest in aviation from his boyhood. McDonnell and Donald W. Douglas formed the McDonnell Douglas Corporation, one of the major airplane manufacturers, providing planes for both military and commercial outfits. Birthplace: Denver, Colorado.
