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July 18, 1921
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. was born July 18, 1921, in Cambridge, Ohio.
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He was the third American, and the fifth person, to be in space. He received the NASA Distinguished Service Medal in 1962, the Congressional Space Medal of Honor in 1978, was inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame in 1990, and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012.
Dec 8, 2016 · As the first American to orbit the Earth, John Glenn became a national hero. His achievement restored some pride to the US after first Yuri Gagarin and then Gherman Titov had successfully put...
Dec 8, 2016 · Glenn displays his Congressional Gold Medal with Sens. Harry Reid, left, Bill Nelson, second from right, and Mitch McConnell during a ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda in November 2011. Hide...
Jun 10, 2024 · Glenn, who served four terms as a U.S. senator from Ohio, was one of NASA’s original seven Mercury astronauts. His flight on Friendship 7 on Feb. 20, 1962, showed the world that America was a serious contender in the space race with the Soviet Union. It also made Glenn an instant hero.
John Herschel Glenn Jr. (July 18, 1921 – December 8, 2016) was an American aviator, engineer, astronaut, and United States Senator from Ohio. In 1962 he was the first American to orbit the Earth, circling it three times.
John Herschel Glenn Jr. was an American Marine Corps aviator, astronaut, businessman, and politician. He was the third American in space and the first American ...
Jan 2, 2017 · The following year, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama who was quoted calling Glenn a hero who “inspired generations of future explorers.” Glenn’s daughter Lyn christened a U.S. Navy ship, the Mobile Landing Platform John Glenn in February 2014.
