What Cinco de Mayo Actually Celebrates
by Stephen Johnson from Lifehacker on (#5YTQP)
Cinco de Mayo (literally 5th of May") has a fascinating history, but I'm going to start with what Cinco de Mayo isn't: It is not Mexican Independence Day. That is celebrated on Sept. 16, and is an important Mexican public holiday. Cinco de Mayo is not a national holiday in Mexico, and how important it is depends on...