U.S. Flag Raised Over Embassy in Cuba

“The three retired U.S. marines who lowered the flag at the American embassy in Havana in 1961 helped raise the Stars and Stripes once again Friday at the seven-story building alongside Havana’s seaside Malecon boulevard,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

“The U.S. and Cuba officially restored diplomatic ties last month, and the U.S. embassy in Havana opened then. But Friday’s flag raising marks the symbolic start of a new chapter in the two nation’s relations, with flags now flying once again in both countries after 54 years.”