Cinco de Mayo
Commemorates Mexico's 1862 victory at the Battle of Puebla. A regional observance in Mexico, a much louder party in the US than it ever was south of the border.
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Mexico
United States
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- 2010Mass protests in Greece erupt in response to austerity measures imposed by the government as a result of the Greek government-debt crisis.
- 2007Kenya Airways Flight 507 crashes after takeoff from Douala International Airport in Douala, Cameroon, killing all 114 aboard, making it the deadliest aircraft disaster in Cameroon.