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WGSS News Digest 291: The National Hispanic Heritage Month Edition

September 18, 2024
Collage of Hispanic American women

Read the National Hispanic Heritage Month Edition to learn more about the history of National Hispanic Heritage Month, which is observed in the United States from September 15 to October 15 each year. Beginning in 1968 as Hispanic Heritage Week under President Lyndon Johnson, the celebration was expanded by President Ronald Reagan in 1988 to cover a 30-day period starting on September 15 and ending on October 15.