Making History: The First Family Visits Cuba After 90 Years of Diplomatic Unrest

 Reported by ABC World News. President Obama and the first family have arrived in Cuba, for the first visit to the island nation by a sitting U.S. president in nearly 90 years.

The visit comes just 15 months after the announcement that the U.S. and Cuba would be restoring diplomatic ties.

As Air Force One was still on the runway, Obama tweeted that he was "looking forward to meeting and hearing directly from the Cuban people." 

President Obama, first lady Michelle Obama and their daughters, Malia and Sasha Obama, will spend two and a half days in Cuba on an official state visit which will include a meeting with President Raul Castro.

When he touched down in Cuba, POTUS tweeted his arrival , announcing that he couldn't wait to meet and hear directly from the Cuban people.