Do you also remember that California used to be Mexican, and how Alaska was added to the us in 1950's, AFTER Vietnam's independence?

你也记得加州过去是墨西哥的把，阿拉斯加也是不是1950才加入美国的把，越南对立后。

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With the coming of Mexican independence, the Santa Fe Trail became the major trade link between the two countries.

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Thirty-nine elaborate parade floats will celebrate a variety of themes, from the bicentennial of the war for Mexican independence to American major league baseball.

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And if you need an excuse to pull this article out in the fall, Sept. 16 is Mexican Independence Day.

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September 14 is over the Mexican Independence Day weekend, which is always a hot date on the boxing calendar along with the first week in May for Cinco de Mayo.

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The American independence movement had inspired Mexican leaders of that era and since Mexico, in fact, also was a territory composed of states, the name stuck and became official in 1824.

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