May 5 - Let's discuss what happened on this date

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1862 - Cinco de Mayo - is observed to commemorate the Mexican army's victory over the French Empire at the Battle of Puebla. 1942 - Tammy Wynette (Virginia Wynette Pugh) a country music singer/songwriter and guitarist was born. She was the "First Lady of Country Music". One of her most famous songs is "Stand by Your Man" (1968). She died in 1998 from a blood clot in her lung after years of medical problems. 1988 - Adele (Adele Laurie Blue Adkins) an English singer/songwriter was born. In 2007 she signed a contract at the age of 19 with XL Recordings. Her debut album "19" was released in 2008. It went 8x platinum in the UK and 3x platinum in the US. In 2009 she won Grammys for Best New Artist and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. Her 2nd album "21" in 2011 went 17x platinum in the UK and diamond in the US, winning her 6 Grammy Awards in 2012. Her 3rd album "25" in 2015 went diamond in the US and won her 5 grammys. She is in the Guinness Book of World Records for her singing accomplishments. One of her most famous songs is "Hello". Couldn't get it to come up; so you have to copy and paste (see below). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQHsXMglC9A Photo is from Pixabay.