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1.) 1898 - Spanish American War
The Sinking of the Maine launches American imperialism to take over Cuba, the Philippines, Guam, Puerto Rico and destroys the Spanish fleet and makes the reputation of, Teddy Roosevelt.
2.) 1905 - Noted Philosopher George Santayana Publishes The Life of Reason
George Santayana wrote The Life of Reason.
3.) 1929 - United States Begins Its Mexican American Repatriation Campaign
Mexican American Repatriation sent millions of Mexicans as well as Mexican American citizens back to Mexico.
4.) 1936 - Dennis Chavez is First Hispanic Elected to the U.S. Senate
Dennis Chavez was the first Hispanic senator, and in the 21st century the Congressional Hispanic Caucus had grown into a powerful force in American Politics.
5.) 1944 - Luis Walter Alvarez Helps Develop Atomic Bomb
Luis Walter Alvarez worked on the Atomic Bomb at Los Alamos and was a great American inventor, who late in life with his son Walter Alvarez proposed an asteroid impact as the reason for the dinosaurs' extinction.
6.) 1949 - Pancho Gonzales Becomes First Hispanic American Superstar
Through tennis, stars Pancho' Gonzales and Rosie' Casals would open the door for Hispanic athletes.