May Calendar Reminders

A digital Cinco de Mayo alert shares the reminder with my sister’s “born day.” And last week, I added Nelson Mandela (1918-2013) to May 10th, marking the day South Africa elected him president.

I don't recall Cinco de Mayo appearing on any American calendars until I was an adult, but our family began celebrating Cinco de Mayo in the 1950s. Back in those days we were only cheering May 5th as…