It’s Hispanic Heritage Month and, while Hispanic Heritage can be celebrated all year round, some special events are happening in the Twin Cities over the next few weeks. The annual celebration, which began as Hispanic Heritage Week 1968 under President Lyndon Johnson and was expanded by President Ronald Reagan in 1988,

National Hispanic Heritage Month is underway, running from Sept. 15 until Oct. 15. But how did it get started? Here's when and why it began.