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WATCH: Just what is Cinco de Mayo celebrating anyway?

By Yuan Gu

WASHINGTON, May 5 (UPI) -- Tequila! Much like the libation, some people like to sip Cinco de Mayo and some like to shoot it. Few in America, however, know that they're commemorating a Mexican military victory over the French. Fewer still know that victory helped the Union's cause in the Civil War. Most people just see Cinco de Mayo as a celebration of all things Latino.

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