The Day Mexico Beat the World's Best Army: Puebla, 1862
On May 5, 1862, a poorly equipped Mexican army defeated elite French forces at the Battle of Puebla — the origin of Cinco de Mayo.
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The Night America Lost Lincoln
On April 14, 1865 — five days after Lee's surrender — actor John Wilkes Booth shot President Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre, making Lincoln the first U.S. president assassinated.