Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was the first modern private citizen to be recognized with a federal holiday, but it was a long and strenuous process to get the bill passed and have the entirety of the states finally observe MLK Jr. Day. On the flip side ...

We know of Hispanic Heritage Month, but what do we know about its origins? It all began on June 11, 1968, when California Congressman George E. Brown introduced H.J. Res. 1299 to the House of Representatives as National Hispanic Heritage Week, which ...