Ellen Ochoa becomes initial Hispanic girl to visit area aboard the room Shuttle Discovery.
President Bill Clinton names Federico PeГ±a as Secretary of Transportation and Henry Cisneros as Secretary of Housing and Urban developing, making them both the very first Hispanics to keep those jobs. He also appoints Norma CantГє, former Director associated with the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund, to your place of Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights inside the Department of Education. Twenty-five other Hispanics are appointed to positions Senate that is needing confirmation this presidency.
NAFTA takes impact, eliminating all tariffs between Canada, Mexico, while the united states of america within 15 years. Continue Reading