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Cuban leader Fidel Castro looks up at the Jefferson Memorial in Washington on April 16, 1959. The Cuban leader visited Washington several months seizing power. But U.S.-Cuban relations quickly frayed and the U.S. imposed an embargo of the island in 1960. President Obama announced an overhaul of the U.S. policy on Wednesday.

The U.S. And Cuba: A Brief History Of A Tortured Relationship

The stalemate has outlasted 10 U.S. presidents, a failed invasion, a nuclear crisis and countless boatloads of Cuban asylum seekers. All that changed on Wednesday.

President Obama speaks with President Raul Castro of Cuba from the Oval Office on Tuesday.

PHOTO: President Obama's Phone Call With Cuban President Raul Castro

It was a phone call that preceded a plan to normalize diplomatic relations between historical foes.

New Cuba Policy Is Met With Cheers And Jeers On Both Sides Of The Aisle

Sen. Marco Rubio and other prominent Cuban-American lawmakers issued blistering rebukes of plans to normalize diplomatic relations with Cuba.

President Barack Obama speaks in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington to announce the U.S. will end its outdated approach to Cuba that has failed to advance U.S. interests, Dec. 17, 2014.

US, Cuba Patch Torn Relations In Historic Accord

President Barack Obama's re-establishment of diplomatic ties was accompanied by Cuba's release of American Alan Gross and the swap of a U.S. spy held in Cuba for three Cubans jailed in Florida.

A elderly man makes a move on a chess board at the Maximo Gomez Domino park in Little Havana in Miami, where political opinions are shifting.

Polls Show Cuban-American View On U.S.-Cuba Relations Is Nuanced

For years, Cuban-Americans in Miami supported punitive policies against Cuba. But, after Obama's election, that view has moderated.

Lauren Ortega, 20, has two young kids and is struggling to finish her GED.

A Young Mom Resists A Cycle Of Failure

Not a day goes by that Lauren Ortega doesn't regret quitting high school. Now, after having two children, the 20-year-old Californian is struggling to complete her GED even as she and her boyfriend are barely able to make ends meet.

Thailand's Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn (seated, left) and Royal Consort Princess Srirasmi, seen during a royal ceremony last year. The royal couple are now officially divorced, the palace has announced.

Thailand's Crown Prince Divorces Amid Reports Of Palace Intrigue

Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn, son of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, and his now ex-wife, Princess Srirasmi, have ended their 13-year marriage, the palace says.

The Dalai Lama, flanked at left by Rome's mayor Ignazio Marino, arrives at the opening of the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates in Rome on Friday.

Vatican, Citing 'Delicate Situation,' Rejects Dalai Lama Meeting With Pope

It's an apparent reference to the Holy See's relations with Beijing. They haven't had diplomatic ties since 1949. Tibet's spiritual leader is in Rome for a meeting of Nobel Peace Prize winners.

In this 2013 photo, Luke Somers, 33, an American photojournalist who was kidnapped over a year ago by al-Qaida, poses for a picture during a parade marking the second anniversary of the revolution in Sanaa, Yemen.

American Hostage In Yeman Killed In Failed Rescue Attempt

An American journalist held captive by al-Qaida militants in Yemen for more than a year was killed in a failed U.S. rescue attempt.

An undated handout image released by the British Museum of a headless sculpture of the river god Ilissos. The British Museum has put the sculpture, one of the Elgin Marbles, on loan to the Hermitage Museum in Russia, the first time one of the Parthenon sculptures has been lent.

Greece Condemns British Museum For Lending Out Elgin Marbles

Athens has long demanded the return of the ancient sculptures it says were looted in the early 1800s from the Parthenon and other famous structures.

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