1981 Event Henry Cisneros becomes 1st Mexican-American mayor (San Antonio) 1973 Birthday Oscar de la Hoya, born in Los Angeles, California, boxer, light middleweight, Mexican-American, nicknamed 'The Golden Boy', defeated 17 world championships, won 10 world titles in six different weight classes 1929 Birthday Lupe Anguiano, Mexican-American civil rights activist 1848 Event Mexican-American War ended with the Treaty of Guadaloupe Hidalgo