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Glenn BioJohn Glenn was born in Cambridge, Ohio to John Herschel and Clara Sproat Glenn.
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WikipediaThe attack on Pearl Harbor prompted John Glenn to enlist in the Naval Aviation Program. He went on to fly over 149 missions during WWII and the Korean War.
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WikipediaJohn Glenn became one of the seven original astronauts selected for Project Mercury after being assigned in 1959.
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WikipediaOn this date, the Mercury-Atlas 6 mission went around the globe 3 times. This made John Glenn the first American to ever orbit the Earth.
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NASA BioJohn Glenn was elected to the U.S. Senate. His served our country as a U.S. Senator until 1999.
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WikipediaJohn Glenn became the oldest person to go into space. He was 77 years old.