On January 1, 1959, Cuba’s military dictator Fulgencio Batista fled the country and the rebels, led by Che Guevara and Fidel Castro, celebrated in Havana, ending the Cuban Revolution.

The roots of U.S.-Cuba relations stretch back to the colonial era, long before the Cuban Revolution. In 1776, Spain opened Cuban ports to North American merchants, establishing early trade ties.

Cuban exiles re-create Castro’s communist revolution at Miami museum Miami's Cuban museum welcomes Americans from all walks of life to experience the terrors of 'revolutionary justice' ...