January 8, 1959; Castro enters HavanaOn January 8, 1959, Fidel made his grand entrance into Havana. With his son Fidelito at his side, he rode on top of a Sherman tank to Camp Columbia, where he gave the first of his long, rambling, difficult-to-endure speeches. It was broadcast on radio and television for the entire world to witness. For the Cubans it was what they had waited for! During the speech, smiling Castro asked Camilo Cienfuegos, “How am I doing?” and the catch phrase “Voy bien, Camilo” was born.

~ Hank Bracker

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Cuban eyes often look close to tears. Tears never seem far away because both their pain and their joy are always so close to the surface.

~ Brin-Jonathan Butler

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By the time the Freedom Flights, to use the US description, came to an end, more than 260,000 Cubans had been airlifted to the United States, every one of them registered by the Swiss before they left Cuba.

~ Clare O'dea

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Let's overwhelm the Castro regime with iPhones, iPads, American cars and American ingenuity.

~ Rand Paul

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