Today marks the start of National Hispanic Heritage Month, a holiday to recognize the vital contributions made by Hispanic and Latino people living in the United States. Why does National Hispanic Heritage Month begin on September 15 and not at the start of the month? The date was chosen because September 15 marks the anniversary of independence for five Latin American countries—Costa Rica, Guatemala, Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Honduras—places from which many Latin Americans in the US and their ancestors have immigrated. The monthlong celebration is marked with events throughout the country, from an annual festival in Fayetteville, Arkansas, to ceremonies within all branches of the US military.
A light on National Hispanic Heritage Month
Today in History
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Behold the perfect cone
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Notes from an underground lake
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Bridge over the River Tara
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A notorious gunfight that was incorrectly named
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Happy trees = Clean air
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Ringing in the new year at Teotihuacan
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It s National Mushroom Month!
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Sea Slug Day
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Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
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Procida, Italy
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Great Backyard Bird Count
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A growing business
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Florentine garden brings generations together
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The crossroads of empires
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Welcome to the Hoh
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Aerial view of a heart-shaped field in Trittau, Germany
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Singing praises of the oceans
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A Portuguese fort takes a star turn
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Bear cubs roughhouse on Siblings Day
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Getting to the bottom of the underwater waterfall
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Skagit Valley Tulip Festival
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Hoh Rain Forest, Olympic National Park, Washington
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Let’s talk fossils
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Christmas Bird Count
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In praise of the pipes
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How green is my valley
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Cuban tody, Alejandro de Humboldt National Park, Cuba
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Brown bears, Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska
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World Theater Day
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Quilts as high art