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This years theme recognizes the faith, hard work
and perseverance of Hispanic Americans and how
these outstanding qualities have helped build the
foundation of our nations society.
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Hispanics have risen to great heights and
established their mark on behalf of U.S. society
in many fields of endeavor. There are literally
too many distinctive landmarks of Hispanic
progress during this century to note in this
reduced space. Here are a few highlights from
business, science, sports, and politics . In all,
a remarkable century for Hispanics in the United
States.
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1900s
1903 In Oxnard, California, more than 1,200
Mexican and Japanese farm workers organized the
first farm worker union, the Japanese-Mexican
Labor Association (JMLA). It was also the first
to win a strike against the already very strong
agricultural industry in California.
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1910s
1918 PRIVATE MARCELINO SERNA of Albuquerque, New
Mexico, was the first Hispanic to be awarded the
Distinguished Service Cross for his actions in
World War I.
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1920s
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1930s
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1940s
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1950s
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1960s
1966 ROBERTO CLEMENTE, a Hall of Famer, became
the National Leagues MVP in 1966 and the World
Series MVP in 1971. Playing his entire major
league career with the Pittsburgh Pirates, he
reached the 3,000-hit peak, had a lifetime
batting average of .317, and hit 240 home runs.
1968 LUIS ALVAREZ became the first U.S.-born
Hispanic to win the Nobel Prize in Physics for
his research on subatomic particles. Alvarez and
his son developed the theory that the extinction
of dinosaurs was due to the crash of a giant
meteor into Earth.
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1964 HORACIO RIVERO, born in Ponce, Puerto Rico,
was the second Hispanic 4-Star Admiral in modern
Navy time.
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1970s
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1980s
1981 Henry Cisneros became the first Hispanic
mayor of a major U.S. city when he was elected
Mayor of San Antonio, Texas the nation's 10th
largest city. He also served as Secretary of HUD,
during President Clintons term of office.
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1990s
1990 Ellen Ochoa became the first Hispanic
female to serve as an astronaut.
1990 President George Bush appointed the first
woman and the first Hispanic Surgeon General of
the United States Puerto Rican Antonia Novello.
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2000s
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This presentation was prepared by the Equal
Opportunity Representatives of 191st Infantry
Brigade, Hispanic Heritage Committee. September
2008