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What is Cinco de Mayo? Holiday's meaning and origins tied to famous 1862 battle
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe celebration of Cinco de Mayo began as a form of resistance to the effects of the Mexican-...
What is Cinco de Mayo? Holiday's origins and why it's celebrated in the U.S.
Gannett via AOL· 2 days agoThe reasons for its popularity in the U.S. are varied. The celebration of Cinco de Mayo began as a...
Meet the American who created the Kentucky Derby, Meriwether Lewis Clark Jr., born of pioneers
Fox News via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe Kentucky Derby debuted in 1875, the horse race a vision of Meriwether Lewis Clark Jr., grandson...
What’s Cinco de Mayo really about, anyway?
WHTM via Yahoo News· 3 days agoFor many people Cinco de Mayo is just an excuse to party, drink a lot of beer and/or Margaritas, and binge on Mexican food. Some may be vaguely aware it...
Cinco de Mayo 2024: What is Cinco de Mayo, when it is this year and why the US celebrates
Delaware Online | The News Journal via Yahoo News· 5 days agoAfter defeating the Spaniards in 1821 and losing the Mexican American War in 1848, Mexico came into conflict with France. French Emperor ...
Cinco de Mayo 2024: The civil rights movement that made Cinco de Mayo popular in the US
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo News· 6 days agoWhat does the Chicano Movement have to do with Cinco de Mayo? The celebration of Cinco de Mayo began as a form of resistance to the effects of the Mexican-American ...
Looking Back: John P. Hale is elected to the U.S. Senate and nearly becomes a presidential nominee
New Hampshire Union Leader· 2 days agoDOVER’S JOHN P. HALE served New Hampshire as a Representative in the 28th Congress. By the time his...
Stolen treasure is hidden somewhere in these famous Calif. rocks
San Francisco Chronicle· 2 days agoThe jagged slabs of rock rising at a sharp diagonal angle in Agua Dulce, California, look...
Cinco de Mayo: Celebrate Mexican culture on May 5
Berkshire Eagle· 4 days agoCinco de Mayo — what a fine day to commemorate Mexican culture, based on a historical event in 1862. Cinco de Mayo, observed this year on Sunday, May 5,...
Cinco de Mayo: You might be surprised how long it’s been celebrated in the U.S.
Orange County Register· 4 days agoCinco de Mayo celebrates the Mexican victory over the French at the Battle of Puebla, which took...