el mes de la herencia hispana 15 de septiembre – 15 de octubre
Celebrates and recognizes contributions Hispanic Americans have made to the American society and culture Began in 1968 for 1 week under the Presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson 1988 under Ronald Reagan it was extended to 1 month Honors 5 Central American countries who celebrate their independence in September
El 15 de septiembre es día de la independencia de: Guatemala, El Salvador,, Honduras, Nicaragua, y Costa Rica
El 16 de septiembre – México El 18 de septiembre – Chile El día de La Raza / el día de la hispanidad – el 12 de octubre
1845 – half of Mexico including Texas, California, most of Arizona, New Mexico, and parts of Colorado and Nevada was transferred to the USA Approximately 75,000 Hispanics stayed and became American citizens
1871 Esteban Bellan was the first Latin-born player in the professional major leagues. The Troy Haymakers of Tryo, New York
1935 Dennis Chávez - elected Senator of New Mexico and became the first Hispanic American to serve a complete term in the USA Senate.
1942 The U.S.A government initiated the “bracero” (strong-arm) program allowing more than 4.5 million Mexican citizens to enter the U.S.A and work in the agricultural fields. The program lasted until rs.org/testmony.html rs.org/testmony.html
1950 José Ferrer – the first Hispanic American to win an Oscar for best Actor for his role in Cyrano de Bergerac
1961 Rita Moreno – first Hispanic to win an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role in West Side Story
1968 Luis Walter Alvarez – first Hispanic American to recieve the Nobel Prize in Physics for his discoveries about subatomic particles.
1990 Oscar Hijuelos – first Hispanic American to win the Pulitzer (fiction) for his novel ‘The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love”
1998 Carlos Santana – the first Hispanic American to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
2009 Sonia Sotomayor – first Latina to be sworn in to the U.S.A Supreme Court.
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