John Glenn
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Birth Name: John Herschel Glenn Jr.
Born: 18 July 1921 Died: 8 December 2016
Country of origin: United States
Height: 5' 10"
Relationship Status: Married
Partner: Annie Glenn
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100 People To Meet Before They Die
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John Glenn In 1998 TODAY Interview: ‘I Don’t Think I’m That Different’ | Flashback | TODAY
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John Herschel Glenn Jr. was a United States Marine Corps aviator, engineer, astronaut, and United States Senator from Ohio. In 1962 he was the first American to orbit the Earth, circling it three times. Before joining NASA, Glenn was a distinguished fighter pilot in World War II and Korea with six Distinguished Flying Crosses and eighteen clusters on his Air Medal.
He was one of the Mercury Seven, military test pilots selected in 1959 by NASA as the United States' first astronauts. On February 20, 1962, Glenn flew the Friendship 7 mission; the first American to orbit the Earth, he was the fifth person in space. He received th
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1. Frasier
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2. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
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3. Today (1952)
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4. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
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5. Biography
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1. Pawn Sacrifice (2014)
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2. The Dish (2000)
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3. Mercury 13 (2018)
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5. Apollo: Missions to the Moon (2019)
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In Memoriam 2016 (177 person items)
"Sunset: December 8, 2016 (Age: 95) Cause of death: Natural Causes Claim to fame: American Astronaut/US Senator"
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