1. In 1911, the Pulaski County Courthouse in Little Rock was destroyed by a fire, causing thousands of dollars of damage.

2. On May 25, 1927, Charles Lindbergh landed his plane, The Spirit of St. Louis, in Little Rock on his historic transatlantic flight.

3. In 1956, Ernest Green became the first African American to graduate from Little Rock Central High School, marking a major milestone in the struggle for civil rights in Arkansas.

4. The Arkansas War Memorial in Little Rock was dedicated on May 25, 1949, honoring the state's veterans who served in World War I, World War II, and the Korean War.

5. On May 25, 1961, President John F. Kennedy announced his intention to send a man to the moon, setting in motion the historic Apollo 11 mission that would land astronauts on the lunar surface just eight years later.