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September 2, 1933

Baseball star Sue Kidd was born in Choctaw (Van Buren County). Kidd gained local fame with the athletic prowess she displayed—including a deceptive curve ball—while playing on and against all-male baseball teams in Van Buren County and surrounding areas. As a student at Clinton High School, Kidd pitched so well that she was allowed to play on the high school boys’ baseball team in 1949. She is best known in the county for pitching all nine innings of a winning game in 1949 at the age of fifteen. After her athletic career ended, Kidd attended Arkansas State Teachers College in Conway (Faulkner County), now the University of Central Arkansas.

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USS Razorback

The Balao Class submarine USS Razorback, named for the Rorqual family of whales, saw extensive service in World War II, during which it won five battle stars. After serving in Vietnam, it was decommissioned in 1970 and sold to Turkey, which subsequently sold it to the City of North Little Rock (Pulaski County) in 2004. On May 15, 2005, it opened for tours on the northern side of the Arkansas River as part of the Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum.

 

The Balao Class submarine USS Razorback, named for the Rorqual family of whales, saw extensive service in World War II, during which it won five battle stars. After serving in Vietnam, it was decommissioned in 1970 and sold to Turkey, which subsequently sold it to the City of North Little Rock (Pulaski County) in 2004. On May 15, 2005, it opened for tours on the northern side of the Arkansas River as part of the Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum.

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The CALS Encyclopedia of Arkansas is a free, authoritative source of information about the rich history, geography, and culture of Arkansas. It is updated regularly to ensure the people of Arkansas have an accurate and accessible resource to explore our heritage. We invite you to browse our text entries and media galleries to learn more about the people, places, events, legends, and lore of the 25th state. We are continually adding new entries, photographs, maps, videos, quizzes, lesson plans, and more, so check back frequently to see what’s new.

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