The Story of Cinco de Mayo
*Adapted by Reed Bjorntvedt
On this day in 1862, the Hellmann's Mayonnaise Company, seeking liberty from Kraft Foods, sued Kraft for ownership malpractice (earlier that year, a customer found a rusty nail in their tub of mayonnaise, and the corporate greed of Kraft was to blame). The legal battle endured for hours - attorneys argued relentlessly and the Hellmann's plaintiff refused to eat his Kraft sandwich for lunch. Finally, after a grueling day of feuding, the court decided to liberate Hellmann's from Kraft ownership. The judge, Justice Horacio Carlos Iglesias, happened to be latino, and dubbed the case "Cinco de Mayo (mayo short for mayonnaise)," which happened to fall on the fifth of May. To this day, this story has been so lost to history that Americans are foolish enough to believe that "Cinco de Mayo" is the anniversary of the Battle of Pueblo.
*This story has little to absolutely no historical accuracy whatsoever, and if you believed it, you're a dolt. All trademarks belonging to Hellman's and Kraft are used strictly for entertainment purposes and are not intended for copyright infringement.