Cinco de Mayo: 5 Things To Know Before Austin Celebrates
Find out what's happening in Austin with free, real-time updates from Patch. Let's go! A late-1980s marketing campaign from the Corona beer company turned Cinco de Mayo into the day in which Americans consume the most beer, topping even St. Patrick's Day and Super Bowl Sunday. Indeed, America's obsession with alcohol has taken over other holidays, too, but May 5 is certainly among the dates most hijacked by the country's love of drinking. Here are five other things you may not have known about Cinco de Mayo: What It Actually Observes: Cinco de Mayo observes the date of the battle of Puebla...
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