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Along with October, May is one of the most densely packed months of the year. It's before the summer humidity and the last whole month of the school year. The weather is warming in t...
The solstice on the 20th marks the onset of summer (Northern Hemisphere) or winter (Southern Hemisphere). Many people, particularly in Europe, North America and Asia, will be embarking o...
Spring has sprung in the north, and the first hints of Autumn are on the horizon in the south. April is the month spring (or fall) gets underway, and it is filled with religious celebrations, including the Mu...
A lot of Americans think Cinco de Mayo is Mexico’s Independence Day.
It’s not.
Cinco de Mayo, Spanish for the ‘5th of May’, marks the anniversary of Mexican Army's entrenchment and ultimate victory in the city of Puebla against the French army in 1862 during the Franco-Mexican War. This conflict ran concurrent with the American Civil War (1860-1864) and lasted from 1861-1867.
The French were ultimately defeated.
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