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John Glenn, American Hero of the Space Age, Dies at 95
New York Times John Glenn, a freckle-faced son of Ohio who was hailed as a national hero and a symbol of the space age as the first American to orbit Earth, then became a national political figure for 24 years in the Senate, died on Thursday in Columbus, Ohio. He was 95. John Glenn, First American to Orbit the Earth, Dies at 95 'That was a real fireball': What happened when John Glenn orbited the Earth in 1962 John Glenn, First American to Orbit the Earth, Former U.S. Senator, Dead at 95 |