Every Dec. 31, I think about that fictional moment on Dec. 31, 1958, when Michael Corleone told his brother, Fredo, that he knew that Fredo had betrayed him . We know that it happened on Dec. 31, 1958, because it was at the New Year’s Eve party when Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista announces he is resigning and leaving the country. That paved the way for guerrillas led by Fidel Castro to take over the country.