The Eagle Bar in the U.S. Embassy in Havana. The eagle had originally sat atop a monument to the 260 American sailors who died when the USS Maine exploded in Havana in 1898. The incident triggered the Spanish-American war which ended Spain's years of rule over the island. In January 1961 a mob of Cubans incensed over the rising tensions between the government of Fidel Castro and the United States, tore down the eagle from the monument. But a group of pro-U.S. Cubans rescued the head and brought it to the U.S. Embassy.
The Eagle Bar in the U.S. Embassy in Havana. The eagle had originally sat atop a monument to the 260 American sailors who died when the USS Maine exploded in Havana in 1898. The incident triggered the Spanish-American war which ended Spain's years of rule over the island. In January 1961 a mob of Cubans incensed over the rising tensions between the government of Fidel Castro and the United States, tore down the eagle from the monument. But a group of pro-U.S. Cubans rescued the head and brought it to the U.S. Embassy.
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(CNN)– Este viernes 14 de agosto es un día histórico para las relaciones entre Cuba y Estados Unidos. Por primera vez en 54 años, la embajada de EE.UU. reabrirá sus puertas en La Habana.

El secretario de Estado estadounidense, John Kerry, llegó a La Habana en lo que marca la primera visita de un alto diplomático estadounidense a la lista en 54 años, desde que los dos países rompieron relaciones.