Daily Archives: February 12, 2023

‘You and I’ by Eddie Rabbitt and Crystal Gayle peaks at #7 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 12 1983)

(Saturday, February 12, 1983) — “You and I” by Eddie Rabbitt and Crystal Gayle peaked at #7 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for four weeks. Continue reading ‘You and I’ by Eddie Rabbitt and Crystal Gayle peaks at #7 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 12 1983)

116 prisoners of war are flown from Hanoi to the Philippines in first release of U.S. POWs in North Vietnam 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 12 1973)


Video: 'Vietnam: A Television History - Peace is at Hand [9/11]' (Feb. 12, 1973, at 51:53)

(Monday, February 12, 1973, 12:36 p.m. Indochina Time; during the Vietnam War, part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War)Operation Homecoming, the release of prisoners of war (POWs) in the Vietnam War, began today as three U.S. Air Force C-141 medical transports landed at the Gia Lam Airport in Hanoi in North Vietnam to pick up American POWs. Continue reading 116 prisoners of war are flown from Hanoi to the Philippines in first release of U.S. POWs in North Vietnam 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 12 1973)