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Thursday 5 May 2016

Cinco de Mayo



Celebration of the Mexican victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862.

In the United States, Cinco de Mayo is sometimes mistaken to be Mexico's Independence Day—the most important national holiday in Mexico—which is celebrated on September 16.

The Battle of Puebla was important for at least two reasons. First, although considerably outnumbered, the Mexicans defeated a much better-equipped French army.

"This battle was significant in that the 4000 Mexican soldiers were greatly outnumbered by the well-equipped French army of 8000 that had not been defeated for almost 50 years."

Second, since the Battle of Puebla, no country in the Americas has subsequently been invaded by any other European military force.

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And

National Cartoonists Day



On Sunday, May 5, 1895, readers of the New York World discovered something new and different in their morning papers.

Printed in full color was a drawing by artist Richard Outcault, depicting the antics of a rowdy group of street urchins. Prominent among them was a big-eared, barefoot little boy wearing a grimy nightshirt and a mischievous grin.



This was the first color installment of the cartoon feature Down Hogan’s Alley, and the lad was named Mickey Dugan, though he soon became known to the public as the Yellow Kid.

He was soon to be the first commercially successful cartoon icon.