• As predicted in the January edition of AY, defunct amusement park Dogpatch USA will be auctioned off outside the Jasper courthouse on March 3. 

A photograph of Dogpatch USA in its prime.

  • The Independent Citizens Commission approved more than $150,000 in pay raises for all members of the Arkansas General Assembly and seven constitutional officers.

 

  • Coronavirus has infiltrated the United States, with confirmed cases in Washington and Texas. The Arkansas Department of Health does not believe Arkansans should worry.
  • A federal court found the executive board of pharmaceutical company Insys guilty of racketeering. The charge was placed due to the company’s bribery and fraud contributing to the opioid crisis.

 

  • The Harlem Globetrotters are coming to North Little Rock on January 31. 
  • Tomorrow, the Arkansas Razorbacks (14-4) will face the Texas Christian University Horned Frogs (13-5) at the Bud Walton Arena.

 

  • January 24, 41: Claudius succeeds Caligula as Roman emperor after the latter’s assassination by members of his Praetorian Guard, a surprisingly common outcome for Roman emperors.
  • January 24, 1984: Apple Computer releases the groundbreaking Macintosh, the first widely-available PC to feature a graphical user interface.