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National Hispanic Heritage Month is an annual observance in the U.S. from September 15 to October 15.
The observance began as a week in 1968 under President Lyndon B. Johnson and was expanded to a month in 1988.
The mid-September start date coincides with the Independence Day of several Central American countries.
National Hispanic Heritage Month begins today, Sept. 15. The name is relatively self-explanatory, but if you didn’t know, it’s a month of observance for the cultural impact Latino-Americans have had on the U.S. throughout our nation’s history.
Here’s when Hispanic Heritage Month 2025 starts, what it is, when it began and why it starts halfway into the month.
When is Hispanic Heritage Month 2025?
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