“outside of people close to me dying, these hearings were the low point of my life.”
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John Glenn
John Herschel Glenn Jr. was an American Marine Corps aviator, astronaut, businessman, and politician. He was the third American in space and the first to orbit the Earth, circling it three times in 1962. Following his retirement from NASA, he served from 1974 to 1999 as a U.S. senator from Ohio. In 1998, he flew into space again at the age of 77.
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Born 18 July 1921 · Died 8 December 2016 · Q182642
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2026· 5 entries
“They so firmly put this thing to bed ... there isn”
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“had a chilling effect on the campaign.”
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“I would like to consider I was a figurehead for this whole big, tremendous effort, and I am very proud of the medal I have on my lapel.”
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“Since the days of the Lafayette Escadrille during World War I, pilots have viewed air-to-air combat as the ultimate test not only of their machines but of their own personal determination and flying skills. I was no exception.”
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2017· 1 entry
President Donald Trump issued presidential proclamation 9588, titled "Honoring the Memory of John Glenn"
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2016· 4 entries
At the OSU Wexner Medical Center; he was 95 years old
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Died 2016-12-08.
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“The most important thing we can do is inspire young minds and to advance the kind of science, math and technology education that will help youngsters take us to the next phase of space travel.”
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“I pray every day and I think everybody should. I don't think you can be up here and look out the window as I did the first day and look out at the Earth from this vantage point. We're not so high compared to people who went to the moon and back. But to look out at this kind of creation out here and not believe in God is, to me, impossible. It just strengthens my faith.”
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2012· 4 entries
Won Presidential Medal of Freedom presented by Barack Obama (2012).
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Glenn participated in the ceremonial transfer of the retired Space Shuttle Discovery from NASA to the Smithsonian Institution for permanent display at the Steven F
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Snopes.com rated the claim “An article details the efforts of John Glenn's wife, Annie, to overcome stuttering.” True.
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Had an unexpected opportunity to speak with the orbiting crew of the International Space Station when he was onstage with NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden at Ohio State University
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2009· 1 entry
John and Annie Glenn dotted the "i" in Ohio State University's Script Ohio marching band performance during the Ohio State–Navy football-game halftime show, which is normally reserved for veteran band members
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2008· 1 entry
Awarded Theodore Roosevelt Award (2008).
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2001· 2 entries
Glenn opposed sending Dennis Tito, the world's first space tourist, to the International Space Station because Tito's trip had no scientific purpose
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Guest-starred as himself on the American television sitcom Frasier
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1999· 2 entries
Awarded Princess of Asturias Award for International Cooperation (1999).
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Glenn became a 33rd-degree Scottish Rite Mason in the Valley of Cincinnati (NMJ)
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1998· 5 entries
As a payload specialist on Space Shuttle Discovery
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NASA Road 1 (the main route to the Johnson Space Center) was temporarily renamed John Glenn Parkway for several months
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NASA Administrator Dan Goldin announced that Glenn would be part of the STS-95 crew; this made him, at age 77, the oldest person to fly in space at that time
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At age 77, Glenn flew on Space Shuttle Discovery's STS-95 mission, making him the oldest person to enter Earth orbit, the only person to fly in both the Mercury and the Space Shuttle programs, and the first Member of Con
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Flew into space again at the age of 77
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1997· 2 entries
Which was the 35th anniversary of his Friendship 7 flight, Glenn announced that his retirement from the Senate would occur at the end of his term in January 1999
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Career landmark: United States senator (1997–1999).
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1996· 1 entry
Glenn became the ranking minority member on the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations until he was succeeded by Carl Levin
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1995· 4 entries
Glenn became the ranking minority member of the Committee on Governmental Affairs
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Began lobbying NASA director Dan Goldin for the mission
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Glenn read Space Physiology and Medicine, a book written by NASA doctors
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Career landmark: United States senator (1995–1997).
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1993· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States senator (1993–1995).
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1992· 3 entries
Election won: 1992 Senate election.
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Campaign: 1992 Senate election.
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Republican Mike DeWine won the Republican primary and challenged Glenn in the Senate election
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1991· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States senator (1991–1993).
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1990· 1 entry
And received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012
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1989· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States senator (1989–1991).
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1987· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States senator (1987–1989).
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1986· 4 entries
Glenn criticized putting a "lay person in space for the purpose of gaining public support
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Campaign: 1986 Senate election.
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“We proved that in 1986, they couldn”
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Couldn't kill Glenn with Kindness
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1985· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States senator (1985–1987).
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1984· 2 entries
Election lost: 1984 presidential election.
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Campaign: 1984 presidential election.
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1983· 2 entries
In the John Glenn High School gymnasium
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Career landmark: United States senator (1983–1985).
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1981· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States senator (1981–1983).
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1980· 1 entry
Campaign: 1980 Senate election.
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1979· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States senator (1979–1981).
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1978· 1 entry
Won Congressional Space Medal of Honor (1978).
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1977· 4 entries
Awarded International Space Hall of Fame (1977).
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And he remarked that he would keep this medal in a safe
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Glenn wanted to chair the Energy, Nuclear Proliferation, and Federal Services Subcommittee of the Governmental Affairs Committee
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Career landmark: United States senator (1977–1979).
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1976· 1 entry
Awarded National Aviation Hall of Fame (1976).
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1975· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States senator (1975–1977).
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1974· 4 entries
Election lost: 1974 Senate election.
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Campaign: 1974 Senate election.
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Career landmark: United States senator (1974–1975).
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And served for 24 years until January 1999
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1973· 2 entries
President Nixon ordered Attorney General Elliot Richardson to fire Watergate special prosecutor Archibald Cox
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And a friend bought a Holiday Inn near Disney World
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1970· 4 entries
Election lost: 1970 Senate election.
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Young did not seek reelection and the seat was open
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Campaign: 1970 Senate election.
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Glenn won most of the counties in Ohio but lost in those with larger populations
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1968· 2 entries
Glenn was in Kennedy's hotel suite when Kennedy heard he had won California
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And Glenn was asked about his current political aspirations
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1965· 1 entry
But did not select any women as astronauts until 1978, when six women were selected, none as pilots
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1964· 4 entries
Won Golden Plate Award (1964).
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And announced his Democratic Party candidacy for the U
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Campaign: 1964 Senate election.
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Glenn received the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement
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1962· 7 entries
Won Hubbard Medal (1962).
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Won NASA Distinguished Service Medal (1962).
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President Kennedy gave him the NASA Distinguished Service Medal for his Friendship 7 flight
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Glenn flew the Friendship 7 mission, becoming the first American to orbit the Earth
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NASA contemplated recruiting women to the astronaut corps via the Mercury 13, but Glenn gave a speech before the House Space Committee detailing his opposition to sending women into space, in which he said: I think this
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And became part of the NASA Manned Spacecraft Center
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The Congressional Space Medal of Honor in 1978, was inducted into the U
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1959· 1 entry
By NASA as the nation's first astronauts
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1958· 1 entry
As a civilian agency to develop space technology
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1957· 3 entries
The Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite
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Glenn made the first supersonic transcontinental flight
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Made the first supersonic transcontinental flight across the United States
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1953· 2 entries
Downed a second one on July 19, and a third on July 22 when four Sabres shot down three MiGs
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And was assigned to be the operations officer for VMF-311, one of two Marine fighter squadrons there while he waited for the exchange assignment to go through
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1943· 1 entry
Two days before the squadron moved to Marine Corps Air Station El Centro in California
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1939· 1 entry
Glenn entered Muskingum College (now Muskingum University), where he studied chemistry, joined the Stag Club fraternity, and played on the football team
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1921· 2 entries
In Cambridge, Ohio, the son of John Herschel Glenn Sr
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Born 1921-07-18.
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