U.S. Breaks Relations With Cuba

Feel the chill of a Cold War rift with U.S. Breaks Relations With Cuba, a gripping archival reel capturing the seismic split on January 3, 1961, when President Dwight D. Eisenhower severed ties with Fidel Castro’s Cuba. This mid-century gem crackles—Havana’s streets buzz with Castro’s defiance, embassy doors slam shut, U.S. staff pack amid a flurry of cables as Castro demands cuts, branding them spies. The camera shifts—Washington’s press room hums, Ike’s decree echoes, a trade embargo tightens, a beachhead of communism feared just 90 miles from Florida. Grainy frames hum—flags lower, ties fray—a mid-20th-century lens on a diplomatic dusk, prelude to the Bay of Pigs. Archival Moments revives this tense turning point—subscribe to witness more from the reels of history!