CITY

Official Website:
http://www.littlerock.org/

Chamber of Commerce:
http://www.littlerockchamber.com/

Visitors Bureau:
http://www.littlerock.com/

Population:
183133 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1812

County:
Pulaski County

Capital of Arkansas.

NEWSPAPERS

Newspaper
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Arkansas Gazette
Little Rock Gazette

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
University of Arkansas at Little Rock	1927
Arkansas Baptist College	1884
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences	1879
Philander Smith College	1877

MUSEUM

Museum	Founded
William J. Clinton Presidential Library	2004

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
Windstream	2006
Dillard's	1948
ALLTEL	1943

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Joey Lauren Adams	Actor	6-Jan-1971		Chasing Amy
Gilbert M. Anderson	Actor	21-Mar-1880	20-Jan-1971	Broncho Billy
Rebecca Balding	Actor	21-Sep-1955		Silent Scream
Danielle Berry	Computer Programmer	19-Feb-1949	3-Jul-1998	Transsexual designer of M.U.L.E.
Matt Besser	Actor	22-Sep-1967		Upright Citizens Brigade
Frank Bonner	Actor	28-Feb-1942		Herb Tarlek on WKRP
Chelsea Clinton	Relative	27-Feb-1980		Daughter of Hillary and Bill Clinton
Gail Davis	Actor	5-Oct-1925	15-Mar-1997	Annie Oakley
Derek Fisher	Basketball	9-Aug-1974		All-Star NBA point guard
Jay C. Flippen	Actor	6-Mar-1899	3-Feb-1971	The Killing
Erle Chennault Galbraith	Relative	1-Dec-1922	11-Jan-2004	Widow of Al Jolson
Gil Gerard	Actor	23-Jan-1943		Buck Rogers
Bill Halter	Politician	30-Nov-1960		Lt. Governor of Arkansas
Webb Hubbell	Criminal	18-Jan-1948		Whitewater casualty
Rex Humbard	Religion	13-Aug-1919	21-Sep-2007	Televangelist
Brent Jennings	Actor	1951		Character actor
Linda Jewell	Diplomat	c. 1953		US Ambassador to Ecuador
Lil' JJ	Comic	31-Oct-1990		Just Jordan
Josh Lucas	Actor	20-Jun-1971		Wonderland
Douglas MacArthur	Military	26-Jan-1880	5-Apr-1964	General of the Army
Haki R. Madhubuti	Author	23-Feb-1942		Black Men: Obsolete, Single, Dangerous?
Richard M. Miles	Diplomat	8-Jan-1937		Former US Ambassador to Georgia, Bulgaria
Corin Nemec	Actor	5-Nov-1971		Parker Lewis Can't Lose
George Newbern	Actor	10-Dec-1964		Justice League
Houston Nutt	Football	14-Oct-1957		Head Coach, Ole Miss Rebels
Scott E. Parazynski	Astronaut	28-Jul-1961		Shuttle astronaut, summited Everest
Charles E. Phillips, Jr.	Business	c. 1960		President of Oracle, 2003-10
Lawrence Phillips	Football	12-May-1975	13-Jan-2016	Troubled former pro football player
Bob C. Riley	Politician	18-Sep-1924	16-Feb-1994	Governor of Arkansas, 1975
Brooks Robinson	Baseball	18-May-1937		Baltimore Orioles third base
Pharoah Sanders	Jazz Musician	13-Oct-1940		The Creator Has A Master Plan
Alan Watson Steelman	Politician	15-Mar-1942		Congressman from Texas, 1973-77
Sheryl Underwood	Comic	28-Oct-1963		The Talk

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Carl E. Bailey	Politician	8-Oct-1894	23-Oct-1948	Governor of Arkansas, 1937-41
Danielle Berry	Computer Programmer	19-Feb-1949	3-Jul-1998	Transsexual designer of M.U.L.E.
Lisa Blount	Actor	1-Jul-1957	27-Oct-2010	Box of Moon Light
Dale Bumpers	Politician	12-Aug-1925	1-Jan-2016	Governor, Senator from Arkansas
Bill Dickey	Baseball	6-Jun-1907	12-Nov-1993	Eleven-time American League All-Star
William T. Dillard	Business	2-Sep-1914	8-Feb-2002	Founder of Dillard's
J. Marion Futrell	Politician	14-Aug-1870	20-Jun-1955	Twice Governor of Arkansas
Nathan Green Gordon	Politician	4-Sep-1916	8-Sep-2008	Lt. Governor of Arkansas, 1947-67
Dale Hawkins	Singer/Songwriter	22-Aug-1936	13-Feb-2010	Susie-Q
Bill Hicks	Comic	16-Dec-1961	26-Feb-1994	Visionary comedian, met untimely death
John L. McClellan	Politician	25-Feb-1896	28-Nov-1977	US Senator from Arkansas, 1943-77
Sid McMath	Politician	14-Jun-1912	4-Oct-2003	Governor of Arkansas, 1949-53
Harvey Parnell	Politician	28-Feb-1880	16-Jan-1936	Governor of Arkansas, 1928-33
Win Rockefeller	Politician	17-Sep-1948	16-Jul-2006	Billionaire, Arkansas Lt. Governor
Roy Scheider	Actor	10-Nov-1932	10-Feb-2008	Jaws
Ray Thornton	Politician	16-Jul-1928	13-Apr-2016	Former Congressman from Arkansas
Sam Walton	Business	29-Mar-1918	5-Apr-1992	America's richest man, founded Wal-Mart
Frank D. White	Politician	4-Jun-1933	21-May-2003	Governor of Arkansas, 1981-83

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