[b]John Herschel Glenn Jr.[/b] (July 18, 1921 – December 8, 2016)

American military officer, [[astronaut]] and politician. A United States [[Marine Corps]] fighter pilot in [[World War II]] and the Korean War. Chosen as one of the Mercury Seven, the first American astronauts. Became the first American to orbit the Earth on 20 February 1962 aboard the spacecraft [i]Friendship 7[/i]. Was elected to the US Senate representing the state of Ohio from 1974 through 1999. On 29 October 1998, he returned to space aboard the [[Space Shuttle]], becoming the oldest man to orbit the Earth.

h4. External links

* "Wikipedia: John Glenn":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Glenn
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