Spanish By facebooker_100001330234552 Oct 23, 1846 The US Mexican war the us and mexico go to war Oct 23, 1855 The Bureau of Public instuctions orders that all schools in California to be tought in english Oct 23, 1904 Us establishes First Border Patrol Jan 1, 1910 Mexican Revolution Oct 23, 1920 Public schools begin americanization programs Oct 23, 1928 Octaviano Lorrazolo elected for hispanic US senitor Oct 23, 1929 The United States 1.2 million mexian and mexican americans back to mexico Jan 1, 1958 Richy Valence becomes the first rock and roll singer Jan 1, 1959 Fidel Castro comes to power in Cuba causing massive immigration from Cuba to the US Aug 8, 1962 Sabado Gigante first airs Oct 23, 1965 Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta found the United Farm Workers of America Oct 23, 1968 latino high school students "walk out" of there high schools to protest unequal treatment in schools Jan 1, 1972 Rudolfo Anaya writes Bless Me Ultima Oct 23, 1974 congress passes equal education opertunity act Jan 1, 1975 Hispanics get voting rights Jan 1, 1988 Sandra cisneros publiches The House on Mango Street Aug 17, 1988 First Hispanic Heritage Month First Hispanic Heritage Month August 17, 1988 Jan 1, 1997 Gregory Nava Directs Selena (Film) Sep 13, 2000 First Latin Grammy's Held September 13, 2000 Mar 27, 2002 George Lopez's TV Show first airs