President Barack Obama has proclaimed Hispanic Heritage Month to be celebrated from September 15th to October 15th. We celebrate the culture, the contributions and the success of our Hispanic brothers and sisters in the United States.
Lyndon Johnson, in 1968, signed legislation establishing Hispanic Heritage Week. (This was expanded to a month during the presidency of Ronald Reagan, in 1988.)
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Emancipation Proclamation
You mean the emancipation proclamation that Abe signed.
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Abraham Lincoln
some slaves signed the Emancipation Proclamation.
That document signed by Abraham Lincoln is the Emancipation Proclamation.
President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the proclamation in 1966.
signed the emancipation proclamation
Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1862 but it took effect on January 1, 1863.
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