1978: NOAA announces gender-neutral hurricane naming system
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As part of the Paris peace settlement of the Vietnam War, North Vietnam began releasing US prisoners of war in Hanoi on Feb. 12, 1973. North Vietnam released 142 of 591 US prisoners at Gia Lam Airport, as part of what was called Operation Homecoming. The first 20 POWs arrived to a hero’s welcome at Travis Air Force Base in California on Valentine’s Day, and the operation completed on March 29, 1973.
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