Later this month, we ll mark the anniversary of the deadliest martime disaster in American history. On April 27, 1865, the steamboat Sultana exploded and burned on the Mississippi River near what s now Marion. More than 1,100 of the 2,100 passengers and crew were killed.
Later this month, we ll mark the anniversary of the deadliest martime disaster in American history. On April 27, 1865, the steamboat Sultana exploded and burned on the Mississippi River near what s now Marion. More than 1,100 of the 2,100 passengers and crew were killed.
At commencement in December, Stephanie Smith and Marion Franklin Smith III became the first graduates of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff s degree program in hospitality and tourism management.