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‘Cinco de Mayo’ has it’s Civil War roots

Easy Plugin for AdSense by Unreal ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Here’s what Cinco de Mayo has become in the U.S.: a celebration of all things Mexican, from mariachi music to sombreros, marked by schools, politicians and companies selling everything from … Continue reading

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The Upper Peninsula in the Civil War

U.P. men enlist with the ‘Michigan devils’ By JOHANNA BOYLE - Journal Ishpeming Bureau ([email protected]) The Mining Journal MARQUETTE - The year was 1861. In April, after declaring that they would secede from the United States, forces representing the 11 … Continue reading

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