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I never really understood why Cinco de Mayo or St Patrick’s day even got so much press in the US. We don’t celebrate Canada day, WGAF about CdM ? 

1863 Irish boxer Joe Coburn KOs American Mike McCoole in the 67th round in his first defense of Heavyweight C'ship of America in Charlestown, Maryland

1904 Cy Young pitches the first perfect game in "modern" baseball as the Boston Americans beat Philadelphia Athletics, 3-0

1921 Perfume Chanel No. 5 is released by fashion designer Coco Chanel

1922 Construction begins on Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, NYC

1925 Dayton teacher John T. Scopes arrested for teaching evolution in Tennessee

1925 Detroit center fielder Ty Cobb goes 6 for 6 with 4 runs, 5 RBI and 16 TBs in Tigers' 14-8 win over the Browns at Sportsman's Park III, St. Louis

1925 Yankee Everett Scott is benched, ending his 1,307-game playing streak

1961 Alan Shepard becomes the first American in space aboard Freedom 7

1989 National release of "Field of Dreams", a sports fantasy drama film based on W. P. Kinsella's novel "Shoeless Joe", starring Kevin Costner, James Earl Jones, Ray Liotta and Burt Lancaster in his final film role

1997 "Married With Children" final episode on Fox TV - Damn

2012 Japan shuts down its nuclear reactors leaving the country without nuclear power for the first time since 1970

I never really understood why Cinco de Mayo or St Patrick’s day even got so much press in the US. We don’t celebrate Canada day, WGAF about CdM ?

I'd blame the trough water called Corona and a sizeable Mexican population. Plus the Canucks sent us Crown Royal/Molson/Labatt's Oh and Monique was always easy on the eyes- we're good.

The Historian's Den
Alan Turing’s contributions to cryptography during World War II were pivotal in shortening the war and saving countless lives. As a leading figure at Bletchley Park, he developed techniques to break the Nazi Enigma code, allowing the Allies to intercept and decipher German military communications. His work laid the foundation for modern computing, influencing the development of artificial intelligence and cybersecurity. Despite his groundbreaking achievements, Turing faced persecution due to his sexuality, leading to his tragic death in 1954. Decades later, he was posthumously pardoned, and his legacy as a visionary mathematician and war hero was widely recognized.
Beyond his work in cryptography, Turing had a deep interest in biology, particularly in patterns found in nature. His fascination with daisies and other natural forms led him to develop the concept of morphogenesis, which explains how biological structures develop and take shape. His research in mathematical biology provided insights into the formation of patterns in living organisms, influencing fields such as genetics and developmental biology. Additionally, Turing was an accomplished runner, competing at an Olympic level, with marathon times close to those of professional athletes. His diverse talents and intellectual curiosity continue to inspire scientists and historians today.

"The Imitation Game" was a good movie about him.  He was played by Benedict Cumberbatch.  

Also, his last name is lent to computer programming languages that meet a certain standard.  If a programming language is capable of performing any function which can be outlined algorithmically (basically.....a language capable of doing anything you can think of to tell it to do, so long as you can figure out how to write the code), it is said to be "Turing complete."  

Yup, there likely is no "before the BB", but it's true that physics breaks down before the point you note.

I'd also say inside a Black Hole, not at the center necessarily, just inside the Schwarzhild Radius, though Hawking radiation apparently is a thing.

And AT the speed of light, a lot of things just go to infinity, which we can't really understand.  I stumble over how a photon can have momentum and not mass.

Instead of "Before the Big Bang," wouldn't it be more accurate to say "Prior to 10^-42 seconds after the Big Bang happened?"

I think that's the span physicists are referring to, between 0s and 10^-42s of the Big Bang, not before it. 

Also, what does before the Big Bang even mean when time began with the Big Bang?

Not going to get into our philosophy thread (which ultimately brings in religious themes), but I view it as essentially an unknowable question. 

I.e., we can ask if something existed "before" the Big Bang, or if the Big Bang "created" the universe out of nothingness? There are theories... One is that the universe is cyclical, i.e. that a Big Bang will occur, the universe will expand, and over time it will re-contract into a singularity, until the next Big Bang occurs. (I know there are also problems with that theory because our current universe appears to be expanding at an ever-greater rate until it eventually suffers heat death, and we don't see any signs based on the limited things we know that a "contraction" is a thing...)

But the idea that physics breaks down "before" the Big Bang is in my mind simply an admission that we believe that the answer to that question is unknowable. The observable universe is only post-Big Bang, as we understand it. So whether something existed prior to the Big Bang or not, we can't see beyond that moment.