Cinco de Mayo falls on Sunday, May 5 this year. It's not Día de la Independencia, or Mexico's Independence Day, which happened on Sept. 16, 1810, when the country broke free of Spanish rule.

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A new round of rainfall in the second half of the weekend will make for a soggy Cinco de Mayo, but it will be followed ... Sunday, May 5, will be mostly cloudy and cooler, with periods of rain ...

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In honor of the Cinco De Mayo holiday, Donald Trump tweeted a photo of himself with a taco bowl from the Trump Grill with a caption that said "I love Hispanics." It quickly went viral. We spoke ...

S o, what is Cinco de Mayo? Well, for many in the United States, Cinco de Mayo is a day synonymous with going out and enjoying a couple drinks (margaritas, to be specific). Sure, ...