From today, National Hispanic Heritage Month unfurls its vibrant celebrations of Hispanic Americans" contributions to US culture and society. The date coincides with the independence days of several Latin American nations, like Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Mexico, and Chile. Established as Hispanic Heritage Week in 1968, it was expanded to a month by President Ronald Reagan in 1988.
National Hispanic Heritage Month
Today in History
More Desktop Wallpapers:
-
Banggai cardinalfish with sea anemone
-
GOAL!
-
Earth Day and National Park Week
-
Taiwan yuhinas in Alishan National Scenic Area
-
Fibonacci Day
-
Via Krupp, Capri, Italy
-
Christmas Bird Count turns 125
-
Happy 300th, NOLA!
-
Bathing in the light of Pride
-
World Philosophy Day
-
Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge
-
Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness, New Mexico
-
A bridge that rocks
-
All eyes on moths
-
A wonderland in winter
-
Crescent-tail bigeye fish, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
-
Fin whales: A success story
-
Humpbacks return to the Inside Passage
-
Andean cocks-of-the-rock, Ecuador
-
Rock of ages
-
Petrified Forest National Park
-
Thousand Islands region, St. Lawrence River, US-Canada border
-
World Lizard Day
-
Racers pushing past sunflowers in the 2018 Tour de France
-
Sunrise at Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
-
Canadian Thanksgiving
-
Avatars of the Wolf Moon
-
Kochia, Hitachi, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan
-
Tortula moss, Netherlands
-
International Archaeology Day
Bing Wallpaper Gallery

