1978: NOAA announces gender-neutral hurricane naming system
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On Nov. 4, 2008, Senator Barack Obama defeated Senator John McCain of Arizona to become the 44th US president, and the first African American elected to the White House. Obama garnered 365 electoral votes and nearly 53 percent of the popular vote, while McCain captured 173 electoral votes and more than 45 percent of the popular vote. Obama’s vice presidential running mate was Senator Joe Biden, while McCain’s running mate was Governor Sarah Palin of Alaska, the first female Republican ever nominated for the vice presidency.
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