President Barack Obama made history on Sunday when he became the first sitting president in nearly a century to visit Cuba. Diplomatic ties between the two nations were reestablished in 2015 following a U.S. embargo against Cuba that lasted over half a century.
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The last president to visit Cuba while still in office was Calvin Coolidge in 1928.
President Barack Obama speaks at an event on entrepreneurship and opportunity for Cuban people at La Cerveceria, Monday, March 21, 2016, in Havana, Cuba. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP)
U.S. President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry listen to the U.S. national anthem during a ceremony at the Jose Marti monument in Havana, Cuba on March 21, 2016. (Enric Marti/AP)
Women huddle together against a chill as they await the convoy carrying U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama in Havana, Cuba, Monday, March 21, 2016. (Rebecca Blackwell/AP)
Local residents stand along the road side as they await the arrival of the convoy carrying U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama to Hemmingway House, in Havana, Cuba, March 21, 2016. (Rebecca Blackwell/AP)
President Barack Obama with Cuban President Raul Castro during a welcoming ceremony at the Palace of the Revolution, Monday, March 21, 2016, in Havana, Cuba. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP)
U.S. President Barack Obama, left, speaks next to Cuba's President Raul Castro, during a joint statement in Havana, Cuba, Monday, March 21, 2016. (Ramon Espinosa/AP)
Cuban President Raul Castro lifts up the arm of President Barack Obama at the Palace of the Revolution, Monday, March 21, 2016, in Havana, Cuba. (Ramon Espinosa/AP)
President Barack Obama, inspects the guard at Revolution Palace, Monday, March 21, 2016. (Ismael Francisco/Cubadebate via AP)
A Cuban man wearing an American flag applauds as President Barack Obama's convoy passes by in the rain along the Malecon into Old Havana, Cuba, Sunday, March 20, 2016. (Rebecca Blackwell/AP)
Cuban President Raul Castro, left, shakes hands with U.S. President Barack Obama during a meeting in Revolution Palace, Monday, March 21, 2016. (Ramon Espinosa/AP)
President Obama jokes as he tries to find a spot for a group photo after laying a floral wreath at the Jose Marti monument in Revolution Square in Havana, Cuba, March 20, 2016. (Enric Marti/AP)
President Obama and Salvador Valdes Mesa Vice-President of Cuba's State Council share a laugh as they walk to the government palace Monday, March 21, 2016. (Fernando Medina/AP)
U.S. President Barack Obama lays a wreath at the Jose Marti monument in Revolution Square in Havana, Cuba, Monday, March 21, 2016. (Dennis Rivera/AP)
President Obama and Salvador Valdes Mesa Vice-President of Cuba's State Council, right, stand after laying a wreath at the Jose Marti monument in Havana, Cuba on March 21, 2016. (Dennis Rivera/AP)
President Obama greets members of his delegation after laying a wreath at the Jose Marti monument in Havana, Cuba on Monday, March 21, 2016. (Enric Marti/AP)
U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama speaks with Cuban girls during a Let Girls Learn roundtable at the Fabrica de Arte Cubano, in Havana, Cuba, Monday, March 21, 2016. (Rebecca Blackwell/AP)
U.S. President Barack Obama takes a moment after laying a wreath at the Jose Marti monument in Revolution Square in Havana, Cuba, Monday March 21, 2016. (Enric Marti/AP)
U.S. President Barack Obama walks in the rain with first lady Michelle Obama during a walking tour of Old Havana on March 20, 2016. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP)
President Obama and his daughter Malia smile as the visit a monument of Cuban independence hero Carlos Manuel de Cespedes during their visit to Old Havana, Cuba, March 20, 2016. (Ramon Espinosa/AP)
President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama greet children and families of U.S. embassy personnel during an event in Havana, Cuba, Sunday, March 20, 2016. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP)
President Barack Obama waves from Air Force One as he arrives accompanied by first lady Michelle Obama at Jose Marti International Airport in Havana, Cuba, Sunday, March 20, 2016. (Fernando Medina/AP)
President Barack Obama, right, arrives with first lady Michelle Obama as they exit Air Force One at the airport in Havana, Cuba, Sunday, March 20, 2016. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP)
President Barack Obama first lady Michelle Obama board Air Force One, Sunday, March 20, 2016, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP)
Air Force One prepares to land at Jose Marti International Airport in Havana, Cuba, Sunday, March 20, 2016. (Cubadebate/Ismael Francisco via AP)