The body of Felix Longoria, a Texas GI of Mexican descent whose family found trouble in paying him final honor in his home town, was buried today in Arlington National Cemetery. Longoria, 26-year-old Mexican-American from Three Rivers, TX, was killed in action in the Philippines. Left to right: Mrs. Guadelupe Longoria, mother; Mrs. Sara Marino, sister-in-law; Adelita the soldier's 8-year-old daughter; Corporate I. Wait, Army ceremonial aide and Mrs. Beatriz Longoria, his widow.

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California outlaw and folk hero Joaquin Murrieta on horseback

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United Farm Workers co-founders Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez sit together under portraits of Robert Kennedy and Mahatma Gandhi.

Hispanic Heritage Month is an annual celebration of the history and culture of the U.S. Latin and Hispanic communities. The event, which spans from September 15 to October 15, commemorates how those communities have influenced and contributed to American society at large.

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Explore how U.S. Latin and Hispanic communities have influenced and contributed to American society . National Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated annually from September 15 to October 15.

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America’s Founding Fathers decided that one elected civilian—the U.S. president—would lead the executive branch of the federal government, a governmental structure that has remained in place for more than 200 years.

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The 1960s was one of the most tumultuous and divisive decades in world history. The era was marked by the civil rights movement, the Vietnam War and antiwar protests, countercultural movements, political assassinations and the emerging "generation gap."

1960s

The U.S. government, with its three branches of government and a system of checks and balances, is responsible for governing the 50 states and all districts and territories of the United States.

U.S. Government and Politics

Though the 19th century saw the rise of populism, the labor movement and Jacksonian democracy, it also ushered in the Gilded Age, when men like Cornelius Vanderbilt and J. P. Morgan wielded vast control over politics and business.

19th Century

The Cold War rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union lasted for decades and resulted in anti-communist suspicions and international incidents that led two superpowers to the brink of nuclear disaster.

Cold War

During the 1980s, conservative politics and Reaganomics held sway as the Berlin Wall crumbled, new computer technologies emerged, AIDS ravaged the United States, especially the gay male community, and blockbuster movies and MTV reshaped pop culture.

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