10/18/1962

“18.10.62 Secretary of Commerce [Luther H.] Hodges issued the following communiqué: ‘All American ports are closed to vessels carrying goods to Cuba, when, as part of the same continuous trip, they attempt to dock or get cargo in the United States.’” [Pro Embargo]

“John F. Kennedy (D). Timeline,” Cuba versus Blockade: Cuban People’s website, 2007