What Is Cinco De Mayo And Why Does The U.S. Care?
It's Cinco de Mayo, which is Spanish for the 'Fifth of May'. The holiday is celebrated across the entire United States and regionally in Mexico. But really, what is this holiday all about? When we think of Cinco de Mayo in the United States, images of going out to a Mexican restaurant and drinking beer comes to mind. However, there is a much deeper meaning to this celebration and one that the United States should be extremely grateful for. Here are five reasons why Cinco de Mayo is celebrated and the meanings behind it. Read more...
Categories: Education, History Tags: 5th of May, cinco de Mayo, civil war, Fifth of May, Mexican Holiday, Mexican-American War, napoleon III, Reform Wars
5 Life Lessons The Empire Taught Me From Star Wars
It’s Star Wars Day ('May the Fourth' Be With You) and here is my dedication to those wonderful movies from my youth. While Star Wars may be a fictional series of silver screen delight, I have learned many valuable lessons throughout the years from viewing the Empire and how it worked. Sure, they are evil, but that doesn’t mean that they can’t contribute valuable life-lessons to the rest of us. In each of these examples I’ve explained the points I learned and have summed it up at the end. Have a great Star Wars Day and don’t party too hard on Cinco de Mayo - there is still The Revenge of the Sixth. Read more...
Categories: Home and Living Tags: Alderaan, Apple, boba fett, cinco de Mayo, Clone Wars, Dark Lords of the Sith, darth vader, death star, death star II, empire, empire strikes back, ewoks, george lucas, Janga Fett, Mac, May the Fourth, r2d2, rebellion, Revenge of the Sixth, star wars, Star Wars Day, steve jobs
Five People Born on Cinco de Mayo
Today is May 5, 2010 and the 125th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 240 days left in the year 2010. According the Mayan calendar, there are 961 days till the end of the current cycle. Today is Cinco de Mayo - the Fifth of May, celebrating Mexico's win over the French at the Battle of Puebla. Here are five people born on this day. Read more...
Categories: Born On Date Tags: cinco de Mayo, family ties, indiana jones, John Rhys-Davies, jules verne, karl marx, lord of the rings, Nelly Bly, Tina Yothers, tyrone power
Five Things That Should Be Remembered About May 5
It's the beginning of Spring, the days are getting warmer and longer, but what was going on in the world on the history of this day? You don't have to be a History professor to enjoy the sex, violence and mayhem of a good story. You just need myFiveBest to explain it to you in a fun way. Read on, dear...err...readers. Read more...
Categories: History Tags: Carnegie Hall, cinco de Mayo, Kublai Khan, Marco Polo, Michael Fay, Tchaikovsky, Train Robbery
