Holidays

Happy Cinco De Mayo Cinco de Mayo. ... Cinco de Mayo (pronounced [ˈsiŋko ðe ˈmaʝo]; Spanish for "Fifth of May") is an annual celebration held on May 5. The date is observed to commemorate the Mexican Army's unlikely victory over the French Empire at the Battle of Puebla, on May 5, 1862, under the leadership of General Ignacio Zaragoza.

Did You Know...... In the United States, 64 percent of men do not make plans in advance for a romantic Valentine’s Day with their sweethearts. The Italian city of Verona, where Shakespeare’s lovers Romeo and Juliet lived, receives about 1,000 letters addressed to Juliet every Valentine’s Day. Valentine’s Day is big business. Consumers will spend an average of $77.43 on Valentine’s Day gifts this year. About 3% of pet owners will give Valentine’s Day gifts to their pets. More than 50 percent of cards are sold the week of the holiday, with the largest and most elaborate Valentine cards sold...

Remember the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. His poetic words and actions have inspired us all. While his “I have a dream” speech is over 50 years old – his impact is still felt far and wide. Today we celebrate him: “I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear,” he also said. "If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward." "And so we shall have to do more than...