Biography: John Glenn - Astronomy

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by Mark Hopkins

John Glenn is an outstanding example of a man plentifully endowed with 'the right stuff'. Born John Herschel Glenn Jnr on July 18th 1921, in Cambridge, Ohio, he was raised in New Concord and enjoyed a childhood he recalled as
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by Patrick Boniface

In an America that needs heroes John Glenn is still a hero to many who admired him and perhaps wanted to emulate this many splendid achievements. On July 18th this man reaches the age of 80 and has done more in his lifetime than
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by Aldo Bonincontro

John Herschel Glenn was born on July 18th, 1921, in Cambridge, Ohio, in a very religious (Presbyterian) and patriotic family.
Already in his childhood, he knew Annie Castor who become later his wife and had with him two children.
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by Kristi Walker

John Glenn
In American history, John Hershal Glenn,Jr., is one of our most prominent figures. He has lived an extraordinary life.
Born in Cambridge, Ohio on July 18, 1921, John Glenn would begin an ordinary life and then grasp
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by Robert Heintzman

John Hershel Glenn Jr. Was born July 18, 1921 in Cambridge, Ohio and was in all ways what we commonly think of as a hero. In his long life he was a Marine Corp. Fighter pilot, one of the original seven NASA astronauts, a corporate
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by Paul Lines

Stand up for the space pilot and hero, the man who flew the first manned mission to land on the moon, John H. Glenn Jnr.
Born in 1921, John Glenn ,moved to New Concord with his parents when he was just two years old, when his
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by Mona Gallagher

John Glenn became an instant celebrity when he stepped from the "Friendship 7" spacecraft in 1962. He was the second man to ascend into space and the first to man a spacecraft bearing the emblem of the United States of America.
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by Alex Yang

John Glenn is considered one of the rare gems of history that only come once in a million years. An astronaut, fighter pilot, corporate executive, Congressional Space Medal winner, and senator, John Glenn is a spectacular individual.
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