John Glenn
John Herschel Glenn Jr
American
John Glenn, the third American in space, was a notable American astronaut and politician from Ohio. - AsNotedIn
John Glenn, the third American in space, was a notable American astronaut and politician from Ohio. - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| 1923/00/00 | Home | John Glenn Boyhood Home | New Concord | ||||
| 1939/06/00 | John Glenn graduates from New Concord High School. | Education | John Glenn High School, New Concord | New Concord | |||
| 1942/03/00 | John Glenn quits, or graduates from, Muskingum College and enters the Naval Aviation Cadet Program. | Education | Muskingum College Campus Historic District | New Concord | |||
| 1957/07/16 | A sonic boom is heard in New Concord as John Glenn pilots a F8U Crusader during the first supersonic transcontinental flight: 2,445 miles (3,935 km) from Los Alamitos, California to Floyd Bennett Field in New York City in 3 hours, 23 minutes, 8.3 seconds. | Test Pilot | New Concord | Ohio | |||
| 1962/02/20 | At 4:10 pm, John Kennedy telephones John Glenn to congratulate him on completing three orbits of Earth. | Astronaut | |||||
| 1983/04/21 | Senator John Glenn launches his campaign for the presidency of the United States. | Politics | Muskingum College Campus Historic District | New Concord | |||
| 1997/02/20 | John Glenn announces his retirement from the United States Senate before a large crowd in Brown Chapel at Muskingum College. | Politics | Muskingum College Campus Historic District | New Concord |
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