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Rock and Roll singer Ritchie Valens poses for a photo during the filming of 'Go, Johnny, Go!' on January 20, 1959 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Richard C. Miller/Donaldson Collection)

How a coin toss cost this pioneering Hispanic musician his life on ‘The Day the Music Died’

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It is one of the most famous songs recorded, depicting one of the most famous tragedies in music history.

Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL-27th) receives the 2018 Legacy Award at the 41st Annual Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) Awards Gala on September 13, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Shannon Finney/WireImage)

Ros-Lehtinen’s tenure as first Hispanic woman to serve in Congress is no joke

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Never before had a Hispanic woman been elected to Congress, but that changed thanks to Ros-Lehtinen.

A sign marks Hispanic Heritage Month during the New England Patriots NFL game against the Buffalo Bills at Ralph Wilson Stadium on September 25, 2011 in Orchard Park, New York. Photo by Tom Szczerbowski

It took until 2000, but meet the man credited as the NFL’s first Hispanic player

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With both the start of Hispanic Heritage Month and the National Football League season converging this month, what better time to look back at the first known Hispanic player to play in the NFL?

Honduran migrants trying to reach the United States hold up Honduran flags while they are stopped by Guatemalan National Police after crossing the Honduran border, in Morales, Guatemala, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020. Migrants in the group said they left Honduras very late Tuesday, around midnight. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Here’s why Hispanic Heritage Month starts in the middle of September

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Hispanic Heritage Month kicks off with countries celebrating independence days.

FILE In this May 31, 2018, file photo, visitors to the Flight 93 National Memorial pause at the Wall of Names honoring 40 passengers and crew members of United Flight 93 killed when the hijacked jet crashed at the site during the 9/11 terrorist attacks, near Shanksville, Pa. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

The story of the near kamikaze mission to take down United Flight 93

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Imagine coming into work one day like you normally do, but then later on, frantically embarking on a mission in which the success of it might result in your death.

Tom Flores, a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2021, speaks during the induction ceremony at the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021, in Canton, Ohio. (AP Photo/David Richard)

How the newest Hall of Famer Tom Flores made NFL history multiple times

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Tom Flores got up during his Pro Football Hall of Fame induction speech and gave a reason as to why he was the second speaker of all the inductees that night.