It's Cinco de Mayo, but unfortunately, the annual Little Village parade has been canceled. Celebrations, however, are happening in Chicago. According to organizers, the Little Village parade was canceled due to deportation concerns.

It's actually more popular in the United States than in Mexico. And it may have helped tip the American Civil War in favor of the Union.

Cinco de Mayo marks the anniversary of the 1862 victory by Mexican troops over invading French forces at the Battle of Puebla. The triumph over the better-equipped and much larger French troops was an enormous emotional boost for Mexican soldiers led by Gen. Ignacio Zaragoza.