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In 1959, Fidel Castro and a group of people Seized Havana (Cuba) and became Cuba's leader and increased trade relations with Russia.
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U.S. congress passes Cuban adjustment act. This allowed anyone who fled Cuba to the U.S. the opportunity to peruse U.s. citizenship a year later .
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After a fourteen day standoff and the U.S. and Russia finally agree on certain terms, the U.S. and Cuba's trade relationship is not nearly the same for nearly 53 years and a full embargo is announced by Kennedy
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Cuba suffers from the price of oil because of U.S. sanctions
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The Helms-Burton Act is passed. The U.S. tightens the embargo on Cuba and attempts to weaken Cuban ties with non-U.S. foreign invesotrs
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Barack Obama tries to build up a trade relation with Cuba again
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Diplomatic relations with Cuba and the U.S. are restored
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On July 20, 2015 Barack Obama and Raul Castro meet up and the U.S. took Cuba off the terrorism list
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The U.S. and Cuba reopen embassies
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Commercial flights between the U.S. and Cuba are restored
