BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME;VALUE=TEXT:Calendar of Events PRODID:-//Drupal iCal API//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:cba2a342-109a-4316-b7fa-a829b5228b5a@austinisd.org DTSTAMP:20250905T212325Z SUMMARY:National Hispanic Heritage Month DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250915 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251016 ORGANIZER:¼öƬapp DESCRIPTION:About National Hispanic Heritage Month (Source) Each year\, Ame ricans observe National Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to Octob er 15\, by celebrating the histories\, cultures and contributions of Ameri can citizens whose ancestors came from Spain\, Mexico\, the Caribbean and Central and South America. The observation started in 1968 as Hispanic Her itage Week under President Lyndon Johnson and was expanded by President Ro nald Reagan in 1988 to cover a 30-day period starting on September 15 and ending on October 15. It was enacted into law on August 17\, 1988\, on the approval of Public Law 100-402. The day of September 15 is significant be cause it is the anniversary of independence for Latin American countries C osta Rica\, El Salvador\, Guatemala\, Honduras and Nicaragua. In addition\ , Mexico and Chile celebrate their independence days on September 16 and S eptember18\, respectively. Also\, Columbus Day or Día de la Raza\, which is October 12\, falls within this 30 day period. LAST-MODIFIED:20250905T212539Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR