National Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated annually from September 15 to October 15 in the United States. Started by Congress in 1968, when the event was a week-long recognition of Hispanic culture, the celebration became Hispanic Heritage Month in 1988. The mid-month beginning of Hispanic Heritage Month has sparked many people’s curiosity since 1968. The Pew Research Center notes the timing of Hispanic Heritage Month was chosen to coincide with celebrations of independence in various Latin American countries, many of which occur in mid-September. So beginning Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations in mid-September, when millions of people of Hispanic descent are...

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