Facts About , Hispanic Heritage Month.<br />Hispanic Heritage Month spans from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, celebrating the culture and history of the U.S. Latinx and Hispanic communities.<br />California Congressman <br />George E. Brown first <br />introduced the idea for <br />Hispanic Heritage Month <br />in 1968.<br />It began as a commemorative week.<br />Congress passed Public Law 90-48 on September 17, 1968.<br />The law officially authorized and requested the president to issue annual proclamations deeming Sept. 15 and <br />Sept. 16 the start of National Hispanic Heritage Week.<br />The law also called upon the “people of the United States, especially the educational community, to observe such week with appropriate ceremonies and activities.”.<br />That same day, President Lyndon B. Johnson issued the first Hispanic Heritage Week.<br />Sept. 15 was chosen as the start date because it coincides with Independence Day celebrations of Costa Rica, <br />El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua.<br />Sept. 15 was chosen as the start date because it coincides with Independence Day celebrations of Costa Rica, <br />El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua.<br />Sept. 15 was chosen as the start date because it coincides with Independence Day celebrations of Costa Rica, <br />El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua.<br />Mexico and Chile also declared their indepence from Spain on Sept. 16, 1810, and Sept. 18, 1810 respectively, and Belize gained independece from Great Britain on Sept. 21, 1981.<br />Mexico and Chile also declared their indepence from Spain on Sept. 16, 1810, and Sept. 18, 1810 respectively, and Belize gained independece from Great Britain on Sept. 21, 1981.<br />Mexico and Chile also declared their indepence from Spain on Sept. 16, 1810, and Sept. 18, 1810 respectively, and Belize gained independece from Great Britain on Sept. 21, 1981.<br />In 1987, California <br />Rep. Esteban E. Torres <br />proposed expanding the <br />observance to a full month.<br />A similar bill passed Congress in 1988 and was signed into law by President Ronald Reagan on Aug. 17, 1988.<br />On Sept. 14, 1989, President George H.W. Bush <br />became the first president to declare <br />National Hispanic Heritage Month to last from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15.<br />Since then, every sitting president has made a National Hispanic Heritage Month proclamation
