History loves to repeat itself, which is why it seldom gets invited to parties. The good news is, it's not above the occasional Sliders reference...
As posted by ThomasMalthus, 5/5/00.
Cinco de Mayo was an 1862 battle between the Mexican forces of President Benito Juarez and those of Napoleon III, who were trying to put an Austrian Archduke, named Maximilian, on the Mexican throne. To the surprise of everyone in Europe, who felt that only in a parallel universe could a force of Mexican peasants defeat a well-disciplined European army, the invasion was repulsed.
This was undoubtedly of interest to President Jefferson Davis, who hoped to see France gain control of Mexico so that if that country recognized the Confederacy, as it wanted to, they could have a secure border. He undoubtedly shared his concern with Confederate Secretary of the Navy Stephen Mallory, who was having problems with the U.S. blockade of Southern ports at the time. In the U.S., this matter would surely have been looked into by the Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Benjamin F. Wade, who would have been joyous at this setback for French recognition of the Confederacy.
On a similar note, Maestro writes that as of the 2004 season, the NFL's Chicago Bears have a quarterback named Jonathan Quinn and a wide receiver named Bobby Wade.
All we need is for Quinn to constantly fumble passes from Wade, and it'll be Season One all over again.
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