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Cinco de Mayo: References & Edit History

Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Add new Web site: University of Central Florida - Cinco de Mayo: How a Small Mexican Battle Became a Major U.S. Holiday. Oct 26, 2024
Add new Web site: Carnegie Mellon University - Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences - Cinco de Mayo: The History Behind the Celebration. Sep 14, 2024
Add new Web site: The Washington Post - Everything you know about Cinco de Mayo is wrong. Jun 19, 2024
Media added. Apr 30, 2024
Media added. Mar 13, 2024
Date of holiday added. Mar 05, 2022
Media added. May 04, 2020
Corrected display issue. Apr 27, 2018
Add new Web site: PBS LearningMedia - Cinco de Mayo. Feb 17, 2017
Add new Web site: Don Quijote - Cinco de Mayo. Jan 01, 2017
Add new Web site: Social Studies for Kids - Cinco de Mayo! Jan 01, 2017
Add new Web site: LiveScience - What Is Cinco de Mayo? History and Facts. Jan 01, 2017
Add new Web site: Napoleon.org - The Cinco de Mayo and French Imperialism. May 24, 2016
Add new Web site: The New Historian - Cinco de Mayo – The Anniversary of the Battle of Puebla. May 24, 2016
Add new Web site: The New Historian - Cinco de Mayo – The Anniversary of the Battle of Puebla. May 24, 2016
Add new Web site: Napoleon.org - The Cinco de Mayo and French Imperialism. May 24, 2016
Noted that Cinco de Mayo is a bigger holiday in the U.S. than in Mexico and mentioned reasons for that phenomenon. May 05, 2015
Added the names of some U.S. cities with large Mexican populations and distinguished Cinco de Mayo from Mexican Independence Day. Apr 30, 2015
Added photograph of a Cinco de Mayo celebration in Los Angeles. May 11, 2011
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - People - How Cinco de Mayo Works. Dec 23, 2008
Added new Web site: The Official Site of "The Simpsons". Jul 11, 2006
Article revised and updated. Apr 04, 2006
Article revised. Jun 06, 2003
New article added. Oct 25, 2002
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