15 Years of Latina: The Stories That Rocked Our World

  • 1996Christy Haubegger, a 28-year-old Stanford grad launches Latina
  • 1996Brothers to the Rescue Planes Shot Down
  • 1997Selena, a biopic on the life of the murdered Tejano singer...
  • 1997Che Guevara's Remains Returned to Cuba
  • 1998Big Pun becomes the first Latino rapper to go platinum.
  • 1998Carlos Santana Inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
  • 1998Augusto Pinochet indicted in Chile
  • 1999Jennifer Lopez releases her first album, On the 6.
  • 1999Ricky Martin Performs at the Grammys
  • 1999Hugo Chavez Elected President of Venezuela
  • 2000Elian Gonzales Rescued and Sent Back to Cuba
  • 2000Dora the Explorer Debuts
  • 2000Alex Rodriguez signs with the Texas Rangers
  • 2000Benicio del Toro wins Best Supporting Actor Oscar
  • 2001Terrorists Fly Planes into the Twin Towers, the Pentagon and a field in Pennsylvania
  • 2001Jennifer Lopez's Movie and Album Hit #1 in the Same Week
  • 2001The Dream Act Proposed in Senate
  • 2001Shakira Releases Laundry Service
  • 2002First Latina in Space
  • 2002Brazil Wins its Fifth World Cup
  • 2003U.S. Invades Iraq
  • 2003U.S. Navy Leaves Vieques
  • 2003The Passing of Celia Cruz
  • 2003Cameron Diaz Earns $20 Million for Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
  • 2003Nilo Cruz Earns a Pulitzer Prize for Anna in the Tropics
  • 2003Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez Releases The Dirty Girls Social Club
  • 2004Daddy Yankee's Gasolina
  • 2004Facebook Co-Founded by Eduardo Saverin
  • 2004Terrorists Bomb Madrid's Trains During Rush Hour
  • 2004Eva Longoria Becomes A Star on Desperate Housewives
  • 2004Rita Moreno Receives a Presidential Medal of Freedom
  • 2005Juanes is Named One of Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People
  • 2005Filiberto Ojeda Rios Killed in a Botched FBI Raid
  • 2005Antonio Villaraigosa Becomes Mayor of Los Angeles
  • 2005Alberto Gonzalez becomes the first Latino Attorney General.
  • 2005PerezHilton.com is Born
  • 2006Ugly Betty Debuts on ABC
  • 2007Banner year for Latinos at the Oscars
  • 2008Javier Bardem Wins a Best Supporting Actor Oscar
  • 2009Sonia Sotomayor Confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court
  • 2009President Obama Becomes the President with the Most Hispanic Appointees
  • 2009Penelope Cruz Earns a Best Supporting Actress Oscar
  • 2009Juanes Performs in Cuba
  • 2009Chita Rivera Receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom
  • 2009Zoe Saldana Becomes the First Black Latina A-Lister in Hollywood
  • 2010Deadly Earthquakes in Haiti and Chile
  • 2010Jaime Escalante Dies of Cancer
  • 2010Arizona Passes Anti-Immigration Bill SB1070
  • 2010Spain Wins the World Cup
  • 2010Rafael Nadal Becomes the Youngest Tennis Player in History to Complete a Grand Slam
  • 2010Mexico celebrates the 200th anniversary of its independence and 100th anniversary of its revolution.
  • 2010Susana Martinez Becomes First-Ever Latina Governor
  • 201039 Chilean Miners Survive for 69 Days Underground
  • 2010George Lopez Becomes First Latino Late Night Host
  • 2011Daniel Hernandez Saves the Life of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords
  • 2011According to the Census, Latinos Drove More than Half the Nation's Growth in the Past Decade
  • 2011Dilma Vana Rousseff becomes the first female President of Brazil
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2002: First Latina in Space

Ellen Ochoa, who became the first Latina in space as a mission specialist on the Space Shuttle Discovery, takes her last ride to outer space on the Space Shuttle Atlantis before becoming Deputy Director of the Johnson Space Center in Houston.

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