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<h1><u>Hispanic Heritage Month</u></h1> <h1><span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated nationwide and begins on September 15, 2008, the anniversary of independence for five Latin American countries – Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. Mexico achieved independence on September 16th and Chile on September 18th. Hispanic Heritage Month has been celebrated in the United States since 1974, when President Gerald Ford issued a Presidential Proclamation extending Hispanic Heritage Week into a month-long observation. </span><span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Here are some sites with information about Hispanic Heritage Month.</span></h1> <br /> <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/hispanic/" rel="nofollow">http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/hispanic/</a><br /> At this site you can learn about famous latinos and see timelines with historic events for hispanic countries.<br /> <br /> <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.infoplease.com/spot/hhm1.html#axzz0wEe7jXq0" rel="nofollow">http://www.infoplease.com/spot/hhm1.html#axzz0wEe7jXq0</a><br /> Tons of information!!!<br /> <br /> <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.biography.com/hispanic-heritage/index.jsp" rel="nofollow">http://www.biography.com/hispanic-heritage/index.jsp</a><br /> This site has biographies (or life stories) of famous latinos/hispanics.<br /> <br /> <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.biography.com/articles/Pancho-Villa-9518733" rel="nofollow">http://www.biography.com/articles/Pancho-Villa-9518733</a><br /> Information on Pancho Villa<br /> <br /> <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.colorincolorado.org/calendar/celebrations/hhm" rel="nofollow">http://www.colorincolorado.org/calendar/celebrations/hhm</a><br /> List of books written by Hispanic authors<br /> <br /> <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.factmonster.com/spot/hhm1.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.factmonster.com/spot/hhm1.html</a><br /> Facts about Hispanic countries and culture<br /> <br /> <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.teachervision.fen.com/hispanic-heritage-month/south-america/6629.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.teachervision.fen.com/hispanic-heritage-month/south-america/6629.html</a><br /> Information on mariachi music and more!
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