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President Eisenhower approves a covert action plan against Cuba that includes the end of oil deliveries and an weapons embaro.
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The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 passes in the U.S. Congress. It prohibits aid to Cuba and authorizes the President to create a "total embargo upon all trade" with Cuba.
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The Foreign Assistance Act is amended to prohibit aid to "any country" that provides assistance to Cuba.
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The U.S. government cables all Latin American governments and NATO countries new measures to tighten the economic embargo against Cuba.
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The US will not even consider relations Cuba while Cuban trroops are still in Africa
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President Carter allows US citizens to travel to and spend US dollars in Cuba
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Ronald Reagan is inaugurated as U.S. President, and institutes the most hostile policy against Cuba since the invasion at Bay of Pigs.
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The Reagan Administration reestablishes the travel ban, prohibits U.S. citizens from spending money in Cuba.
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U.S. President Reagan bans travel to the U.S. by Cuban government or Communist Party officials or their representatives.
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The United Nations General Assembly votes heavily in favor of a measure introduced by Cuba asking for an end to the U.S. Embargo. The vote is 59 in favor, 3 against (the U.S., Israel and Romania), and 79 abstentions.
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After returning home from a visit to Cuba, ex world boxing champ Muhammad Ali calls for an end to the trade embargo against Cuba.
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In Washington, the Cuba Policy Foundation releases a poll in which a majority of Americans are said to support the idea of doing business with Cuba and allowing travel to the island.
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In Washington, the US House of Representatives votes 262 to 167 to end the travel ban and allow the sale of American goods to Cuba. 73 Republicans vote against the embargo.
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Two US senators attempt to lift embargo on Cuba
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For the 15th straight year in a row, the UN General Assembly votes overwhelmingly on a resolution to demand an end of the US embargo against Cuba.
