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John Herschel Glenn, Jr., Colonel USMC (Ret.), was born on July 18, 1921, in Cambridge, Ohio. He grew up in New Concord, Ohio, where he attended school and graduated from New Concord High School.
Dec 8, 2016 · John Herschel Glenn, Jr.—an astronaut, fighter pilot, and U.S. senator who is best known for being the first American to orbit the planet—died on Thursday at age 95. Glenn was also the...
Apr 2, 2014 · Famed American astronaut and politician John Glenn Jr. was born in Cambridge, Ohio, on July 18, 1921, to John and Clara Glenn. When he was two years old, his family moved to the small town of...
Dec 8, 2016 · John Herschel Glenn Jr. was born on July 18, 1921, in Cambridge, Ohio, the only son of a railroad conductor who also owned a plumbing business, and the former Clara Sproat.
May 18, 2018 · World Encyclopedia. John Herschel [1] Glenn, Jr., 1921–, American astronaut and politician, b. Cambridge, Ohio. On Feb. 20, 1962, he became the first American and the third person to orbit the earth, circling the globe three times in a vehicle launched from Cape Canaveral [2], Fla.
Feb 9, 2010 · This Day In History. February | 20. Choose another date. 1962. John Glenn becomes first American to orbit Earth. Photo Credit: NASA. From Cape Canaveral, Florida, John Herschel Glenn...
Dec 9, 2016 · John Herschel Glenn Jr. had two major career paths that often intersected: flying and politics, and he soared in both. Before he gained fame orbiting the world he was a fighter pilot in two wars, and as a test pilot he set a transcontinental speed record. He later served 24 years in the Senate from Ohio.
