TODAY IN HISTORY: On this day in 1962, John Glenn became the first American to orbit Earth, making a five-hour space voyage aboard the Mercury capsule Friendship 7.
Marine pilot Maj. John H. Glenn Jr. prepares to step down from the F8UI Crusader at Floyd Bennet Field on July 16, 1957 after making the first non-stop supersonic flight from Los Angeles to New York. Glenn landed 3 hours, 23 minutes, 8.4 seconds after departure from Los Alamitos Naval air station in Ca., breaking the previous record set in 1955.John Glenn poses for a portrait in his flight suit for the Mercury 6 mission in 1961.
Senator John Glenn stands with attorney Edward Bennett Williams on stage at the Democratic National Convention, New York City, July 13, 1976. Glenn was the Keynote Speaker and Williams the Chairman of the convention.Sen. John Glenn speaks outdoors during his campaign for the Democratic Presidential nomination, Concord, New Hampshire, February 7, 1984.Sen. John Glenn announces his return to the space program during a press conference at NASA headquarters in downtown Washington, D.C. on Jan.
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