1. On February 19, 1940, Little Rock hosted the premiere of the movie Gone with the Wind at the Capitol Theater. The event attracted thousands of people, and it remains a significant moment in Arkansas's cultural history.

2. In 1864, during the American Civil War, a battle occurred at Marks' Mills, Arkansas. Confederate forces led by General James Fagan defeated a Union force led by General Fred Steele. The battle was significant because it allowed the Confederates to capture Union supplies and weapons.

3. On February 19, 1881, Confederate veteran and former Arkansas governor James S. Conway died in Little Rock. Conway was a controversial figure in Arkansas politics, and he played a key role in the secession of Arkansas from the Union in 1861.

4. In 1963, the Little Rock Nine took a trip to New York City to receive the Frederick Douglass Award from the New York Urban League. The group of nine African-American students had been the first to integrate Little Rock Central High School in 1957.

5. On February 19, 1988, Arkansas native Johnny Cash was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Cash had a long and storied career as a musician and is considered one of the most influential artists in country music history.