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What Happened on Cinco de Mayo?

TresSugar — Tue, 05 May 2009 04:00:00 -0700

Mexico has been getting some bad press lately thanks to swine flu. But it's May 5, so today is the day we celebrate Mexico, at least in America! Cinco de Mayo marks the date Mexico beat France in the Battle of Puebla in 1862.

But do you know what else happened on this day in history? Take this quiz to test your skills. You might learn some new trivia you can drop while you're sipping a margarita tonight!

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Teacher Throws Kid's Mexican Flag in the Trash - Kid To Sue

CitizenSugar — Thu, 08 May 2008 06:00:08 -0700

Cinco de Mayo may have left more than a tequila hangover and a fridge full of leftover nachos for one teacher in Idaho. A simple act of confiscating a flag from a student might put him on the receiving end of a lawsuit from the ACLU.

The student in question said he was changing into gym clothes at his high school on Cinco de Mayo and holding the Mexican flag when his teacher told him, "Give me the flag." The student claims he asked what the problem was, and his teacher said, "'The problem is that we are in the United States and not in Mexico.' He grabbed it from me. He threw the flag in the garbage can." The trouble worsened after school when the student went to retrieve his flag - he says the teacher taunted him and refused to give it back.

The teacher remembers the event differently, to see how, and how the ACLU is getting involved, read more.

The teacher says the student was waving the flag around and that he "had to confiscate it so it wouldn't escalate any problems in class. We're worried about that stuff all the time. We always have kids saying stuff to each other, and we have a lot of fights between kids." He says he stored it in the trashcan because there was no other place to keep it.

The ACLU has contacted the student who's now considering a lawsuit against the teacher. The school superintendent said this of the incident, "We believe in nondiscriminatory practices and cultural sensitivity. We train for that and talk about that. If there is a teacher making derogatory comments we don't approve of that. We also don't approve of a student disrupting the classroom." About a third of the student body is Hispanic.

Was the teacher right? Is it easy to judge decisions well after the fact? Should the ACLU get involved, or could this be a case of being too sue happy?

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Quiz Nation! Happy Cinco de Mayo!

LibertySugar — Mon, 05 May 2008 06:00:33 -0700

Happy Cinco de Mayo! Cinco de Mayo is a day to celebrate Mexican unity and pride! Take this quiz to see if you know some basics about the patriotic day and the country it celebrates!

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Cinco De Mayo Party

DearSugar — Thu, 30 Mar 2006 04:23:13 -0800

Dear Sugar
I was thinking of having a Cinco de Mayo party. Can you think of any menu suggestions? Mexicana Mama

Dear Mexicana Mama
For drinks, you can make; different fruit flavored margaritas, a white and a red sangria and colorful tequila shots! Stock your fridge with Corona's and limes too. For food, do a build your own taco bar, chip stations with guacamole, various salsas and quesos and quesadillas. For dessert, find a bakery that makes churros or Mexican wedding cookies. Those are always big hits.