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May 19 through May 25
The opening of the county’s first post office; the first legal hanging in the county and state; and the first meeting of the Democratic Party highlight the events this week in...
April 28 through May 4
Our first president, the opening of county post offices that have stood the test of time and the weather highlight this week in our history.
In 1789, George Washington took...
This Week in History, April 21: John Adams Sworn In as the First Vice President of the United States
Among the events that happened this week in our history were the naming of our continent, the swearing in of the nation’s first vice president and the battle that assured Texas’ independence from...
April 14 through April 20
Positive things happened this week in our history, but the many tragedies that occurred will long be remembered.
In 1766, Collin McKinney, for whom the county and city of...
Severe weather and the beginning and end of the Civil War highlight the events that occurred this week in our history.
In 1852, five inches of snow fell in McKinney, the latest reported snowfall in...
March 31 through April 6
Among the many events this week in our history were the first death of an acting President, the creation of Collin County, the beginning of WWI, and the establishment of...
March 24 through March 30
Among the events during the last week of March in our history, the U S Navy was created; black men were given the right to vote; Texas was readmitted to the Union after the...
March 17 through March 23
Included in the many events that happened this week in history was the land purchase for a historic cemetery in McKinney; the Frisco Railroad began operations in the county...
March 10 through March 16
Two inventions - the telephone and the cotton gin, which would have a tremendous impact on the develop of our area, and the beginning of free rural mail delivery in the...
Four hundred Dowell Middle School seventh graders got a sampling of the reality of Texas history on Friday as they had the opportunity to view, first hand, pieces of history during the Texas...
