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Hey Chief, Daniel Boone died of old age, in Missouri, in 1820.
The battle at the Alamo was in Texas, in 1836.
Fess Parker made a living playing both Daniel Bonne and Davy Crockett for the kids watching TV. I think those shows mixed up the identity of both these historic figures. Now that coonskin cap I have in the attic is it an original Daniel Boone or Davy Crockett edition?
Cinco de Mayo (5th of May) celebrates the begining of Benito Juarez's battle to drive out the French and their Emperor Maxmillian from Mexican soil. This all happened while we were tied up with the Civil War otherwise we might have jumped in to maintain the Monroe Doctrine.
The real meaning of Cinco de Mayo is not well known in the United States. It's an excuse to have tacos and margaritas. Ruckman gets it right in his post.
Tell me again why a victory of the Mexican army in the 1800's should even constitute a holiday fit for celebration in the United States?
Well I could cut a hole in my calendar, but I don't think it would go well with future appointments if I skipped straight from March 4th to March 6th...
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I think those shows mixed up the identity of both these historic figures. Now that coonskin cap I have in the attic is it an original Daniel Boone or Davy Crockett edition? 
