Title: Hispanic History Milestones: Timeline - HISTORY
Headings: Hispanic History Milestones: Timeline
Hispanic History Milestones: Timeline
Contents
Early Spanish Explorers Reach America
Los Angeles Founded, First Hispanic Congressman Elected
Battle of the Alamo, Mexican-American War
Mexico Revolution Drives Immigration to US
Puerto Ricans Granted US Citizenship
First Hispanic Senator Sworn in
Contributions During World War II
Supreme Court Prohibits Segregation for Mexican-American Students
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Cesar Chavez Leads Delano Grape Strike
Mariel Boatlift
Multiple Firsts in White House Cabinets
NAFTA, Prop 187
Sonia Sotomayor Joints US Supreme Court
DAPA, DACA Rulings

Content: In January he fell gravely ill and returned to New Mexico where he died April 7, 1930. Contributions During World War II
Dec. 7, 1941
Japan attacks Pearl Harbor, drawing the U.S. into World War II. More than 500,000 Mexican Americans serve in the American military during the conflict, with 13 Medals of Honor awarded to Latinos. The 158th Regimental Combat Team, largely composed of Latino and Native American soldiers who fought in the Philippines and New Guinea, is called “the greatest fighting combat team ever deployed in battle” by Gen. Douglas MacArthur. READ MORE: 6 Facts About the Medal of Honor
Aug. 4, 1942
The U.S. and Mexico sign the Mexican Farm Labor Agreement, called the Bracero Program, America's biggest guest-worker program created to avoid labor shortages during the war that would go on to last more than two decades until 1964. The controversial program allows manual workers (braceros) from Mexico to work in the United States short-term, mostly in agriculture, with basic protections, such as a minimum wage, insurance and free housing, although those standards were not ignored by employers. READ MORE: The Surprising Role Mexico Played in World War II
June 3, 1943: The Zoot Suit Riots begin in the Los Angeles area, lasting 10 days, in which U.S. military men targeted young Mexican Americans dressed in the popular zoot suits of the time—long coats with wide, ankle-pegged pants.