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President Eisenhower approves a plan against Cuba that is designed to overthrow Castro.
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U.S. imposes a partial economic embargo on Cuba that excludes food and medicine.
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The Foreign Assistance Act was passed by U.S. Congruss and it prohibits aid and creates a total embargo upon all trade with Cuba.
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President Kennedy prohibits travel to Cuba and commercial transactions with Cuba illegal for U.S. citizens.
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President Carter drops the ban on travel to Cuba and on U.S. citizens spending dollars in Cuba.
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The Carter Administration relaxes laws to allow U.S. residents to send money to relatives in Cuba.
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Cuban-Americans are permitted to visit their families in Cuba.
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The Reagan Administration reestablishes the travel ban, prohibits U.S. citizens from spending money in Cuba, and allows the 1977 fishing accord to lapse.
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According to new regulations by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, U.S. citizens who travel to Cuba can only spend a maximum of $100 per day.
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President Clinton suspends enforcement of Title III provisions of the Helms-Burton Act.
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In Philadelphia, businessman James Sabzali is found guilty of violating the US embargo against Cuba.
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Senators Max Baucusand Chuck Hagel introduce a bill in Congress that seeks to lift the embargo.
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President George W. Bush establishes the Committee for Assistance to a Free Cuba, and further enforces the ban on travel to the island.
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President Bush signs Presidential Proclamation 7757, which bans vessels from traveling to Cuban ports from U.S. ports.
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US Senator Michael B. Enzi introduces the Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act.
