the usa started celebrating hispanic heritage month in 1984.
when did the usa start celebrating hispanic heritage month?
1984
since the first national heritage week, many presidents have given a presidential proclamation (united states) to begin the celebration of hispanic heritage every year. presidential proclamation 3869, given by president lyndon b. johnson in 1968, was the first to recognize the start of hispanic heritage week. after him, presidents nixon, ford, carter and reagan did the same between 1969 and 1988. it wasn't until presidential proclamation 6021, given by president george h. w. bush on september 14th, 1989, that hispanic heritage would be celebrated for a month. now a month instead of a week the annual national hispanic celebration captures mexico's, chile's, and belize's independence days and now ends october 15th. since 1989 presidents  bill clinton, george w. bush, barack obama, and donald j. trump have given presidential proclamations to mark the beginning of hispanic heritage month. presidential proclamation 9783 is the most recent to honor the hispanic citizens, given by president donald j. trump on september 13th, 2018. president trump's proclamation honors latino members of the armed forces: "during national hispanic heritage month, we honor all american citizens of hispanic descent and celebrate their rich and vibrant traditions of faith, family, hard work, and patriotism. we are grateful for the innumerable contributions they make to our society, which are vital to our thriving nation. we are especially grateful for the 1.2 million hispanic-american men and women who have answered the call to serve in our armed forces, demonstrating remarkable loyalty, bravery, and dedication to duty."- donald j. trump
national hispanic heritage month
the united states navy celebrates hispanic heritage month by honoring sailors of hispanic heritage. in 2018, the theme for hispanic heritage month was “hispanics: one endless voice to enhance our traditions.” furthermore, the navy recognized the countless hispanic americans' who contributed to the legacies of freedom and diversity. as of june 2018, approximately 59,000 active and reserve sailors of hispanic heritage serve in the u.s. navy contributing to the strength of the nation’s force. hispanic americans’ military service dates back to the civil war.
national hispanic heritage month