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| Today in History: ¡Viva Cinco de Mayo! |
| 2009-05-05 |
| Cinco de Mayo (Spanish for "5th of May") is primarily a regional and not an obligatory federal holiday in Mexico. The holiday commemorates an initial victory of Mexican forces led by General Ignacio Zaragoza SeguÃn over French forces in the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. |
| Posted by:Mike |
| #10 And with much better food, Andy. Gotta go fire up that blender..... |
| Posted by: Cornsilk Blondie 2009-05-05 20:19 |
| #9 happy corona appreciation day...kind of like St Paddy's day but w/out the shamrocks. |
| Posted by: Andy Ulusoque aka Broadhead6 2009-05-05 16:58 |
| #8 I guess I forgot to add that it's OK to have a drink once in a while. Well, every day if you like. I guess my real problem is I don't think too much of Corona beer. Pacifico either. Kinda flat and tasteless. Back in the 70's Dos Equis used to be pretty good but they changed the recipe somewhere along the line. I think these days Negro Modelo is the best. Margaritas are good if you have a good bartender. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2009-05-05 16:46 |
| #7 It's a minor holiday.... after all the victory was only over the French.... |
| Posted by: Mercutio 2009-05-05 16:11 |
| #6 great excuse to have a party, We NorteAmericanos could learn alot from our southern compatriots by having alot more Fiesta's and alot less winey PC freaks complaining about everything |
| Posted by: Criger Mussolini9004 2009-05-05 14:06 |
| #5 and an excuse to listen to Mariachi guitarrrrr. |
| Posted by: GirlThursday 2009-05-05 13:24 |
| #4 These days it's just an excuse for gringos to get drunk. Much like 4th of July, but without explosives. |
| Posted by: Zorba Craising6734 2009-05-05 13:19 |
| #3 well, daggone it, I'm a gringo! |
| Posted by: Mike 2009-05-05 12:53 |
| #2 These days it's just an excuse for gringos to get drunk. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2009-05-05 12:15 |
| #1 Obama called it 'Happy Cuatro de Cinco!' Which then reminded me of Hendrix's old song "If 6 was 9". |
| Posted by: Spot 2009-05-05 10:18 |