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history of McKinney 
May 12 through May 18
The first observance of Mother’s Day, the initial meeting to draft a U S constitution and the ruling that segregated schools was illegal highlight the events this week in...
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 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...
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January 27 through February 2:
Support for a national symbol, the countys first newspaper, secession from the Union and tragedy in space highlight the events this week in our areas history.
In...
January 13 through January 19
A womans right to vote at the local, state and national levels and electricity for the city of McKinney highlighted this week in our history.
In 1845, William Sachse,...
January 6 through January 12
Fires around the square in McKinney, health concerns and the first national election highlight the events this week in our history.
In 1789, the first U.S. presidential...
December 30 through January 5
In our history as one year moved into another, Collin County began; the world was introduced to electric lighting; the nation’s most significant piece of civil rights...
