Mexican Independence Day
Marks Father Hidalgo's 1810 'Grito de Dolores' — the call to arms against Spanish rule. Cinco de Mayo is the bigger US party; this is the actual independence day.
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Also on this day
Full history →Notable · 2013
A lone gunman fatally shot twelve people and injured three others at the headquarters of the Naval Sea Systems Command in Washington, D.C.- 2022During the Let Yet Kone massacre, the Burmese military kills 13 villagers, including eight children, after attacking a school in Sagaing Region, Myanmar.
- 2022The death of Mahsa Amini occurred in Tehran, Iran, sparking worldwide protests.
- 2021A 6.0 Mw earthquake strikes Lu County, Sichuan, China, killing three and injuring more than 88.