Topic: Fulgencio Batista

For the first time in more than 60 years, the leader of Cuba is not a Castro, after the Communist Party of Cuba formally chose Miguel Diaz-Canel to succeed President Raul Castro in the post.

On Jan. 16, 1942, screen star Carole Lombard, her mother and 20 other people were killed in a plane crash near Las Vegas.

Playwright Lin-Manuel Miranda turns 41 and actor Debbie Allen turns 71, among the famous birthdays for Jan. 16.

On Dec. 9, 2014, a Senate Intelligence Committee report said the CIA's interrogation of terror suspects was more brutal than it told the White House or public.

On Dec. 30, 1958, Che Guevara's revolutionaries battled with Cuban troops for control of Santa Clara. Control of the country passed to Fidel Castro.

On Dec. 30, 1958, Che Guevara's revolutionaries battled with Cuban troops for control of Santa Clara. Control of the country passed to Fidel Castro.

On Dec. 9, 2008, federal agents arrested Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich on corruption charges in a scheme involving the sale of Illinois' open Senate seat.

For the first time in decades, someone outside the Castro family has assumed the presidency of Cuba, as Raúl Castro stepped down Thursday.

The eldest son of late Cuban leader Fidel Castro is dead after an apparent suicide, Cuban state media reported Thursday. He was 68.

On Dec. 30, 1958, Che Guevara's revolutionaries battled with Cuban troops for control of Santa Clara. Control of the country passed to Fidel Castro.