Here's a look at how relations between Cuba and the U.S. have evolved over the last 60-plus years.

Jan. 1, 1959 - Dictator Fulgencio Batista flees Cuba and Fidel Castro's rebels take power. February 1960 - Soviet Deputy Prime Minister Anastas Mikoyan visits Cuba, signs sugar and oil deals, first of ...

October 15: Raúl Castro, Fidel's brother, is named Minister of Defense. October 19: Along with 14 officers, Comandante Huber Matos, an important figure in the revolution, resigns his post as military ...

Children: with Natalia Revuelta: Alina; with unknown woman: Jorge Angel; with Dalia Soto del Valle: Alexis, Alexander, Antonio, Alejandro and Angel; with Mirta Diaz-Balart: Fidel “Fidelito” 1947 – ...

The Cuban government, which has so far outlasted 13 U.S. presidents, faces its gravest challenge yet. Images from The New York Times and others record nearly seven decades of political turmoil, ...

Prologue: Fidelmania -- Part One: The Cuban "madness". DIY revolution -- The curse of San Juan Hill -- Fulgencio versus Fidel -- The misfire heard around the world -- Island of lost souls -- Fellow ...