Cinco de Mayo (Spanish for "Fifth of May") a yearly celebration
held on May 5, which commemorates the anniversary of Mexico’s
victory over the French Empire at the Battle of Puebla in 1862 led
by General Ignacio Zaragoza (below).
(March 24, 1829 – September 8, 1862)
CAMILLE
BOHANNON
Dick Dale (Richard Anthony Monsour)
(May 4, 1937 – March 16, 2019)
Dick Dale was the pioneer of surf music, drawing on
Middle Eastern music scales and experimenting with
high volume reverb. Dale was known as "The King of
the Surf Guitar", which was also the title of his second
studio album.
Dick Dale’s guitar…”The Beast”.
Joseph Paul DiMaggio (November 25, 1914 – March 8, 1999)
On May 3, 1936, Joe DiMaggio gave baseball fans what they wanted.
In his debut at Yankee Stadium against the St. Louis Browns, the “$75,000 rookie” recorded a triple and two singles in six plate appearances.
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