Each U.S. state has borne witness to an important historical event that has shaped its history — for better or worse. In many cases, the event has had implications beyond that state’s borders, with profound consequences for the nation and, in some cases, the world. 
 
 These events include political changes, armed conflict, legal rulings, tragedies, cultural shifts, economic upheavals, ecological episodes, and scientific breakthroughs. But all of them changed the destiny of a particular state. 
 
 24/7 Wall St. reviewed state historical information, research sources, and media reports of significant events throughout U.S. history to determine the most important event in the history of each state. 
 
 Click here to see the most important historical event in every state. 
 
 Click here to see our detailed findings and methodology. 

 Each U.S. state has borne witness to an important historical event that has shaped its history — for better or worse. In many cases, the event has had implications beyond that state’s borders, with profound consequences for the nation and, in some cases, the world. 
 
 These events include political changes, armed conflict, legal rulings, tragedies, cultural shifts, economic upheavals, ecological episodes, and scientific breakthroughs. But all of them changed the destiny of a particular state. 
 
 24/7 Wall St. reviewed state historical information, research sources, and media reports of significant events throughout U.S. history to determine the most important event in the history of each state. 
 
 Click here to see the most important historical event in every state. 
 
 Click here to see our detailed findings and methodology.
– Every state has been home to at least one major historical event—yes, even Nebraska—and 24/7 Wall St. has picked the most majorly historical event for each of the 50 states. The website chose the events—which range from court battles to actual battles, scientific discoveries to natural disasters—by looking at the political, economic, and cultural impacts they had. It ignored events that could have happened anywhere—like the signing of international treaties—and favored events that could have only happened in a certain state. Here are 10 of those major historical events and their states: Arkansas: The desegregation of Little Rock schools in 1957 Colorado: The legalization of marijuana in 2012 Indiana: The Native American uprising of 1811 Louisiana: Hurricane Katrina in 2005 Michigan: The Model T built in 1908 New Hampshire: The first government independent from England in 1776 North Dakota: The last of the great bison hunts in 1882 Rhode Island: King Philip's War in 1675 Tennessee: The Scopes Monkey Trial in 1925 Wyoming: The establishment of Yellowstone National Park in 1872 Check out the full list here to complain about your state's event. (Seriously, no Boeing, Amazon, grunge music, or Real World slap for Washington?)