Early Years. Ada Lovelace, born as Augusta Ada Byron, was the only legitimate child of the famous poet Lord George Gordon Byron. Lord Byron's marriage to Ada's mother, Lady Anne Isabella Milbanke Byron, was not a happy one. Lady Byron separated from her husband only weeks after their daughter was born.
Obama makes travel to Cuba easier and lifts financial restrictions on Havana. A cabdriver in a classic American car passes a billboard that reads in Spanish, Long live free Cuba, in Havana on March 14.
Get up to speed on the last five decades of American foreign policy toward Cuba. Obama declares new Cuba approach. updated 4:31 PM EST, Wed December 17, 2014. U.S. President Barack Obama announces plans to normalize diplomatic relations with Cuba and ease economic restrictions on the nation.