Material on the life and career of Senator John Glenn from Cleveland.com
John Glenn, the American hero who made a name for himself as the first American to orbit the earth, died Thursday. Glenn was born in New Concord and served as a U.S. senator from Ohio for 24 years. Full story »
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The most fitting tribute fellow Americans can pay to John Glenn after the American hero’s death this week is to live up to the enduring optimism of Glenn’s vision for an America united in achievements and looking to the future, writes the editorial board. Full story »
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John Glenn recalled his historic orbit around the Earth in a 2012 interview. The flight did not go as planned and there was concern his Friendship 7 capsule would burn up on re-entry. Full story »
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“When John Glenn blasted off from Cape Canaveral atop an Atlas rocket in 1962, he lifted the hopes of a nation. And when his Friendship 7 spacecraft splashed down a few hours later, the first American to orbit the Earth reminded us that with courage and a spirit of discovery there’s no limit to the heights we can reach…Full story »
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Brent Larkin, who spoke with John Glenn Oct. 24 — the last interview he was to give before his final illness and death — writes that John Glenn remained remarkably grounded and never lost his optimism about America’s future. Full story »
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Politicians and other public figures honor former U.S. Sen. and astronaut John Glenn. Full story »
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Take a look at astronaut John Glenn’s lifetime of achievements.Full story »
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John Glenn, the American hero who made a name for himself as the first American to orbit the earth, died Thursday. Glenn was born in New Concord and served as a U.S. senator from Ohio for 24 years. Full story »
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John Glenn, Ohio senator and astronaut, has left his mark, and name, across the United States. See some of the buildings, ships, schools and more named after the American hero. Full story »
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A street crossing through the heart of Ohio State University has been renamed in honor of former Ohio Sen. John Glenn and his wife, Annie, a longtime advocate for people with communication disorders. Full story »
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The Ohio Statehouse was the appropriate place for last week’s unveiling of the Ohio version of iCivics by U.S. Sen. John Glenn and others, given the building’s current rich, welcoming role as a place to learn about state governance, writes Thomas Suddes.Full story »
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With a mind and marriage still strong at age 93 despite declining health, John Glenn — the nation’s last Mercury 7 astronaut — remains outspoken on foreign affairs, space exploration and the need for basic research, writes Brent Larkin. Full story »
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Larkin was The Plain Dealer’s editorial director from 1991 until his retirement this year. COLUMBUS — Even with his life on the line, John Glenn was never one to worry. Not during 149 combat missions as a Marine fighter pilot in World War II and Korea — missions that saw his plane hit by enemy fire a dozen different…Full story »