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Who was the first Latino inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame?
Who is Roberto Clemente? (Fun Fact Roberto batted up to the .352 in 1970 and had 3,000 career hits. He received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2003.)
What is the difference between the words Hispanic and Latino?
Hispanic refers to someone from or with ancestors from a Spanish-speaking country. It includes people from Spain and Equatorial Guinea.
Latino refers to someone from or with ancestors from a country in of Latin origin, usually Latin America. This term includes some non-Spanish-speaking countries such as Brazil.
When was Hispanic Heritage Month first celebrated?
What is 1968?
Who was the first Latina to win an Oscar for her role in Westside Story?
Who is Rita Moreno?
Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated during this date each year
How many Spanish-speaking countries are there?
There are 21 Spanish-speaking countries with Spanish as the official language, if Puerto Rico is counted
Can you name one of the three ancient civilizations in Central or South America?
What is The Aztec, Mayans, and Incas?
The first Latina Associate Judge chosen to the U.S. Supreme Court in 2009 by President Barack Obama.
Who is Justice Sonia Sotomayor?
What is celebrated on Cinco De Mayo?
Mexico's victory over the Second French Empire at the Battle of Puebla in 1862, led by General Ignacio Zaragoza.
Name two U.S. states that formerly belonged to Mexico.
California, Nevada, Utah, Texas and New Mexico, along with most of Arizona and Colorado, and some of Oklahoma, Kansas, and Wyoming.
Who is Domingo Liotta?
Domingo Liotta, an Argentinian surgeon, created the first totally artificial heart in 1969. It was test at St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital in Houston and worked for three days. This prototype later led to permanent solutions.
What is the theme for 2022 Hispanic Heritage Month?
What is Unidos: Inclusivity for a Stronger Nation?
Which are the top 3 Latin American nations represented in the United States?
Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Cuba
Which two presidents made National Hispanic Heritage Week and Month official?
Who is President Lyndon Johnson established National Hispanic Heritage Week in 1968 and President Ronald Reagan extended it to Hispanic Heritage Month in 1988?
Who was the first Latino/a astronaut to be in space in 1993?
Who is Ellen Ochoa? (Fun fact She brought her flute to play on the nine-day mission aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery.)
September 15 was chosen to be the beginning date to Hispanic Heritage Month because..
it is the anniversary of Independence Day for Costa Rica, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Honduras (all in 1821).
Who founded the United Farmworkers Union?
Who is Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez? (Fun fact it is still the largest union that fights for agricultural workers today.)