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Christopher Columbus arrives in Cuba and claims the island for Spain.
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The first governor of Cuba, the Spanish conquistador Diego Velazquez de Cuellar.
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Havana is named capital of Cuba.
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An epidemic of yellow fever kills a third of the island's European population.
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Havana is captured by the British under Admiral George Pocock and Lord Albemarle during the Seven Years War.
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Slavery is abolished in Cuba
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The battleship USS Maine explodes and sinks while anchored in Havana harbor.
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Fidel Castro becomes Premier of Cuba.
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Soviet Union and Cuba construct offensive missile bases.
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Fidel Castro dies
