1. John Glenn - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia In 1963, John Glenn announced that he was resigning from the space program to run against incumbent Senator Stephen M. Young in the Democratic primary, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Glenn

John Glenn From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation search For other persons named John Glenn, see John Glenn (disambiguation) John H. Glenn, Jr. United States Senator from Ohio December 24 January 6 Howard Metzenbaum ... George Voinovich Born July 18 Cambridge Ohio Nationality American Democratic Spouse Anna Margaret Castor Religion Presbyterian John Herschel Glenn Jr. (born July 18 , in Cambridge, Ohio ) is an American astronaut Marine Corps fighter pilot, ordained Presbyterian elder, corporate executive, and politician . He was the third American to fly in space and the first American to orbit the Earth , aboard Friendship 7 in 1962. After retiring from NASA , he served as a United States Senator from 1974 to 1999. He received the Congressional Space Medal of Honor in 1978. He became the oldest person to fly in space when, at the age of 77 in 1998, he flew aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery STS-95 Contents Early history and military career NASA Life in politics Public affairs institute ... edit Early history and military career Glenn was born in Cambridge, Ohio

2. John Glenn – Wikipedia Glenn meni naimisiin Anna Margaret Castrorin kanssa. Pariskunnalla on kaksi lasta, David ja Carolyn. Sekä John Glenn että tuleva rouva Glenn opiskelivat http://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Glenn

John Glenn Wikipedia Loikkaa: valikkoon hakuun John Glenn John Herschel Glenn Jr. (s. 18. hein¤kuuta Cambridge Ohio ) on entinen yhdysvaltalainen astronautti merijalkav¤en h¤vitt¤j¤lent¤j¤ ja poliitikko. H¤n oli kolmas yhdysvaltalainen avaruudessa ja ensimm¤inen yhdysvaltalainen, joka kiersi maapallon avaruudessa. Vuonna h¤nest¤ tuli vanhin kiertoradalla k¤ynyt ihminen, lennetty¤¤n avaruuteen 77 vuoden ik¤isen¤. Ohiota edustavana senaattorina h¤n palveli vuosina 1974–1999. Sis¤llysluettelo Nuoruus ja armeijavuodet Ura NASA:ssa Poliittinen ura Perhe ... muokkaa Nuoruus ja armeijavuodet Glenn kasvoi Cambridgess¤ ja sai insin¶¶rin paperit Muskingum Collegesta . Vuonna 1942 h¤n ilmoittautui Naval Aviation Cadet Program -koulutusohjelmaan ja sijoitettiin merijalkav¤en VMO-155-ryhm¤¤n 1944. Glen lensi F4U Corsaireilla yli Marshallsaarien , erityisesti Maloelapin , pommittaen ilmatorjunta-asemia. Vuonna 1945 Glenn siirrettiin laivaston Patuxent Riverin lentotukikohtaan, jossa h¤n sai ylennyksen kommodoriksi ( Captain ) sodan loppuessa.

3. John Glenn John Glenn s birthdate, birth name, Tarot card, Rune, and Numerology! http://www.facade.com/celebrity/John_Glenn/

John Glenn Birth Name: John Herschel Glenn Jr. Birthdate: Today's Biorhythm Today's Runes Today's I Ching Today's Stichomancy ... Search Google Tarot Card (Equivalent of "7/18/1921") Wheel of Fortune : The path of destiny. Karma on a grand scale. An unexpected turn of good fortune. A link in the chain of events. Success, luck, and happiness. Rune (Equivalent of "John Herschel Glenn Jr.") Nyd represents many things, most of them unpleasant - heed it well. Constraint, delay, loss, need, and sorrow are all frequently seen in this rune. Nyd speaks most strongly of pause, the hallmark of the both the timid and the patient, and is often interpreted as foretelling a delay in the effect of other runes that it accompanies. Fortunately, even where there is misery and danger there are valuable lessons to be learned - the trick is to learn them before you are overtaken by despair. Birth Mates (Equivalents of "7/18/1921") Alan Moore Barack Obama Charisma Carpenter Colin Powell ... W. C. Fields Public Role (Equivalents of "John Glenn") Words that embody your presence are "Fortune, Jupiter, Outcast, Pastry, Physics, Rapture, Vigilante".

4. John Glenn John Glenn is a twentieth century hero in many people s eyes. He was the first American to orbit the earth in space. Later he became a renowned Senator from http://library.thinkquest.org/4034/glenn.html

5. John Glenn Quotes And Biography. John Glenn Quotations. Read John Glenn quotes, biography or a speech. QuoteDB offers a large collection of John Glenn quotations, ratings and a picture. http://www.quotedb.com/authors/john-glenn

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6. John Glenn John Glenn s experiences as a Marine Corps fighter pilot in WWII and Korea. http://www.acepilots.com/korea_glenn.html

John Glenn USMC Sabre Jet Pilot, Astronaut Downed 3 MiGs in final days of Korean War Korean War Aces AcePilots Main Page F-86 Sabre Jet page John H. Glenn Jr., a true American hero, grew up in New Concord, Ohio, a small religious town. The son of a World War One veteran, his childhood recalls a Norman Rockwell painting: Decoration Day parades, little kids playing in fields and woods, hot fudge sundaes at the local dairy, and marrying the girl next door. He enrolled in the Naval Aviation Cadet Program in 1942 and served with the Marines' VMO-155 during World War Two, flying 59 combat missions in F4U Corsairs over the Marshalls, and earning two Distinguished Flying Crosses. Glenn and the Marine fliers of VMO-155 arrived at Majuro, in the Marshalls in July, 1944, after the heavy fighting in that area had subsided. While the Americans had captured the large strategic atolls of Majuro, Kwajalein, Roi-Namur, Eniwetok, and Namu. But isolated Japanese forces held out on Wotje, Maloelap, Mili, and Jaluit. WWII Combat in the Marshalls He flew from Majuro for four months, including a couple of long-distance bombing missions against Nauru, which was still producing and delivering phosphate to the Japanese war effort, even in late 1944. In November, Glenn's squadron moved over to Kwajalein, where they continued to attack the Japanese forces in the Marshalls. Now they had a new weapon, napalm, which would only become infamous 25 years later in Vietnam. It was a hideous weapon, and they used it "where intelligence thought there were a lot of people. It was terrible to think what it was like on the ground in the middle of those flames. ... It made you think. Then the psychology of war took over. We were fighting in a war we hadn't started, for the survival of our country, our families, our heritage of freedom."

7. John Glenn:  John Glenn:  A Memoir By this measure, while interesting, John Glenn s autobiography fails. There appears to be little in John Glenn A Memoir which is not already available in http://www.sfsite.com/~silverag/glenn.html

JOHN GLENN: A MEMOIR by John Glenn with Nick Taylor Bantam 422pp/$27.00/November 1999 Reviewed by Steven H Silver An autobiography should reveal something about the person who writes it. By this measure, while interesting, John Glenn's autobiography fails. There appears to be little in John Glenn: A Memoir which is not already available in the public record. Part of this may be due to the fact that John Glenn has lived a very public life since the 1950s. However, if Glenn is to be believed, there is no private man behind the public man. Two of the key figures from Glenn's early life are his father, John Herschel Glenn, and his civics teacher, Harford Steele. These men instilled a sense of duty-to-country in Glenn which would guide him throughout his entire life, first when he dropped out of college to enlist for World War II and later as he remained in the military, journeyed into space, and entered the Senate. In his portrayal of himself, this sense of duty is all pervasive, although the reader does get the feeling that in many cases Glenn's sense of duty happened to fall in line with his own wishes. A striking feature of Glenn's story is the lack of a sense of adversity which appears in the book. Although Glenn lived through the Depression (and his parents almost lost their house), never finished college because of World War II and spent literally years away from his wife, he never bemoans the low points in his life. In fact, his childhood seems like it comes from a Norman Rockwell painting and the reader keeps expecting to see Tom Sawyer or Huckleberry Finn wander through New Concord, Ohio to play at Rangers with John Glenn. Unfortunately, while this demonstrates a character which does not dwell on the negatives, it also puts a strange distance between the John Glenn who is describing his life and the John Glenn who is living the life, as if he is afraid of revealing too much about himself.

8. Astronaut Bio: John Glenn, Jr. 1/99 Biographical data for the American astronaut provided by NASA. http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/glenn-j.html

National Aeronautics and Space Administration Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center Houston, Texas 77058 Biographical Data NAME: John Herschel Glenn, Jr. (Colonel, USMC, Ret.) NASA Astronaut (former) PERSONAL DATA: Born July 18, 1921 in Cambridge, Ohio. Married to the former Anna Margaret Castor of New Concord, Ohio. They have two grown children and two grandchildren. EDUCATION: Glenn attended primary and secondary schools in New Concord, Ohio. He attended Muskingum College in New Concord and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering. Muskingum College also awarded him an honorary Doctor of Science degree in engineering. He has received honorary doctoral degrees from nine colleges or universities. SPECIAL HONORS: Glenn has been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross on six occasions, and holds the Air Medal with 18 Clusters for his service during World War II and Korea. Glenn also holds the Navy Unit Commendation for service in Korea, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal, the China Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation, the Navy's Astronaut Wings, the Marine Corps' Astronaut Medal, the NASA Distinguished Service Medal, and the Congressional Space Medal of Honor. EXPERIENCE: He entered the Naval Aviation Cadet Program in March 1942 and was graduated from this program and commissioned in the Marine Corps in 1943. After advanced training, he joined Marine Fighter Squadron 155 and spent a year flying F-4U fighters in the Marshall Islands.

9. GLENN, John Herschel, Jr. - Biographical Information From the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=G000236

10. John Glenn Student s report about john glenn, first American to orbit in space. http://dusd.k12.ca.us/des/bwebb/reports/space/glenn.html

John Hershel Glenn, Jr. by Meagan John Glenn was the first American to orbit the earth and he was the oldest person to ever fly in space. Mr. Glen was also a famous senator in Ohio. He did many famous things in his life. Click here to see a large picture of John Glenn and the original astronauts. Denair Unified School District Denair ElementaryHome Page Denair Elementary Teachers ... Back Questions and comments can be directed to: eswebmaster@dusd.k12.ca.us Denair Unified School District Last Updated, 2/10/00

11. John Glenn Biography john glenn, the pilot and hero, soon found NASA s plans for him did not include another flight assignment. While he continued to serve as an advisor to NASA http://www.johnglennhome.org/john_glenn.shtml

Hours Admission Location Contact ... Links John Glenn John H. Glenn, Jr., was born in Cambridge, Ohio, on July 18, 1921, the son of John Herschel and Clara Sproat Glenn. At age two, young John moved with his parents to New Concord, where his father opened a plumbing business. After relocating to New Concord, the Glenns built a home that doubled as a rooming house for students from nearby Muskingum College. Glenn would write many years later of his childhood, "A boy could not have had a more idyllic early childhood than I did." Surrounded by older students, encouraged by a father who liked to travel, and tutored by a devoted mother, John developed an early interest in science, a fascination with flying, and a sense of patriotism that would define his adult life. He graduated from New Concord High School and attended Muskingum College. Shortly after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, Glenn enlisted in the Naval Aviation Cadet Program and became a Marine pilot. He flew 59 combat missions in the South Pacific during World War II. When the Korean conflict began, Glenn asked for combat duty and flew 63 missions. For his total of 149 missions during the two wars, he received many decorations, including the Distinguished Flying Cross six times. After the Korean conflict, Glenn attended test pilot school and then joined the Naval Air Test Center's staff of expert flyers. He served as a test pilot for Naval and Marine aircraft, including the FJ3, the F7U Cutlass, and the F8U Crusader. One of Glenn's most notable accomplishments during this period was the 1957 speed record he set flying from Los Angeles to New York in three hours and 23 minutes. "Project Bullet" secured Glenn's reputation as one of the country's top test pilots and provided a stepping stone for his participation in the emerging space exploration program.

12. NASA - Biography Of John H. Glenn Portrait of john H. glenn National Aeronautics and Space Administration On March 1, 1999, NASA renamed its Cleveland center the john H. glenn Research http://www.nasa.gov/centers/glenn/about/bios/glennbio.html

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13. Glenn, John john glenn liftedoff on 29 October 1998 onboard the space shuttle Discovery and returned nearly 9 days later. Learn about his life in this special edition http://www.classbrain.com/artbiographies/publish/john_glenn.shtml

Home 1st - 3rd Grade Ask ClassBrain Biographies Corporate Information Country Reports Defining Documents Freedom Files Games Mission Reports Monthy Grab Bag Monuments and Memorials Movies in the Classroom State Reports Teens ClassBrain Store Front Page A - D E - H I - L ... U - Z Search All Categories A - D E - H I - L M - P Q - T U - Z Advanced Search Last Updated: Jul 20th, 2006 - 09:46:57 E - H Glenn, John By NASA Mar 17, 2006, 05:49 Email this article Printer friendly page NAME: John Herschel Glenn, Jr. (Colonel, USMC, Ret.) NASA Astronaut Courtesy of the USAF PERSONAL DATA: Born July 18, 1921 in Cambridge, Ohio. Married to the former Anna Margaret Castor of New Concord, Ohio. They have two grown children and two grandchildren. EDUCATION: Glenn attended primary and secondary schools in New Concord, Ohio. He attended Muskingum College in New Concord and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering. Muskingum College also awarded him an honorary Doctor of Science degree in engineering. He has received honorary doctoral degrees from nine colleges or universities. SPECIAL HONORS: Glenn has been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross on six occasions, and holds the Air Medal with 18 Clusters for his service during World War II and Korea. Glenn also holds the Navy Unit Commendation for service in Korea, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal, the China Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation, the Navy's Astronaut Wings, the Marine Corps' Astronaut Medal, the NASA Distinguished Service Medal, and the Congressional Space Medal of Honor. On March 1, 1999, NASA renamed its Cleveland center the "John H. Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field" in his honor.

14. CNN - John Glenn: Return To Space NASA s hometown used its first Veterans Day parade ever Wednesday to honor john glenn and the space agency s 40 years of reaching for the stars. http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/space/glenn/

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15. John Glenn Is there anything john glenn can t do? College graduate, distinguished war hero, the first American to orbit the earth, state senator — and the oldest http://www.infoplease.com/spot/glenn1.html

Site Map FAQ in All Infoplease Almanacs Biographies Dictionary Encyclopedia Spelling Checker Daily Almanac for Jan 29, 2008 Search White Pages Skip Navigation Home Almanacs ... Word of the Day Editor's Favorites 2007 Year in Review Black History Month Leap Year Martin Luther King Day ... 2008 Calendar Search: Infoplease Info search tips Search: Biographies Bio search tips The Right Stuff Pioneer John Glenn Returns to Space by Michael Morrison John H. Glenn, Jr. was born on July 18, 1921 in Cambridge, Ohio. He graduated from New Concord High School (now known as John Glenn High School) and then enrolled at Muskingum College, where he ultimately received a B.S. in engineering. In 1943, three months into his junior year, he enlisted in the Marine Corps, and also married Anna Margaret Castor. Glenn flew 59 missions during World War II . After serving two years as a flight instructor, he volunteered for the Korean War , during which he flew 63 missions and shot down three MIGs. He was awarded a number of medals, including the Distinguished Flying Cross six times. In 1957, Glenn gained national recognition, setting a transcontinental speed record by flying from Los Angeles to New York in 3 hours and 23 minutes. In 1958, he was one of the original seven astronauts selected to the U.S. space program's Project Mercury. Four years later, he would become a national hero.

16. John Glenn School Of Public Affairs At The Ohio State University The john glenn School of Public Affairs features programs to inspire citizenship and develop leadership among diverse students and constituents. http://glennschool.osu.edu/

Skip navigation, view page content OSU masthead and toolbar The Ohio State University www.osu.edu Help Campus map ... John Glenn School of Public Affairs Search John Glenn School of Public Affairs Begin main menu Prospective Students M.P.A. Sample Curriculum ... Students Graduate Students Doctoral Course Listing Program Requirements Dissertation Guidelines ... Links Undergraduate Students Washington Academic Internship Program Learning Community Civic Leadership Council NEW Leadership Ohio ... Media Guide Events Jan 28, Changing the Face of Politics: Preparing tomorrow’s female political leaders today Feb 12, ISI Debate - Are Unions Destroying American Education? Event Currently Sold Out News NEW Leadership 2008 Applications Available * Open Faculty Positions * Senator Glenn receives Roosevelt Award 2008 Kiplinger and Knight Fellows Announced ... Glenn School to host 2009 PMRA Conference Course Offerings SPRING 2008 Graduate-level Course Listing Undergraduate/Graduate Policy Lab Spring Quarter Course John Glenn School of Public Affairs 110 Page Hall 1810 College Road Columbus, OH 43210

17. BBC ON THIS DAY | 20 | 1962: US Spaceman Orbits Earth john glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth, lands safely in the Atlantic Marine Lieutenant john glenn, 40, travelled about 81000 miles (more than http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/20/newsid_2552000/2552

Home TV Radio Talk ... A-Z Index Video and audio from the BBC News archive WWII and 1950-2005. This site is archived and no longer updated. 20 February Search ON THIS DAY by date Day Month January February March April May June July August September October November December Front Page Years Themes Witness ... Text Only 1962: US spaceman orbits Earth The first American to orbit the Earth has landed safely in the Atlantic Ocean. Marine Lieutenant John Glenn, 40, travelled about 81,000 miles (more than 130,000km) as he circled the globe three times at more than 17,000 mph (27,000kph). Lieutenant Glenn controlled nearly two of the orbits himself after reporting "minor difficulties" with the automatic altitude control system as he completed the third circuit - the maximum anticipated. Messages from the astronaut were transmitted by radio stations across the United States and United Kingdom and his progress was monitored by 18 ground stations around the world. As he re-entered the atmosphere after his four-hour and 56-minute journey Lieutenant Glenn said: "Boy, that was a real fireball." His spacecraft, Friendship Seven, landed at 2040 GMT 240 miles north-west of Puerto Rico, where it was picked up by the US destroyer Noa.

18. John Glenn School Corporation www.jgsc.k12.in.us/ Similar pages john GlennBiography of the astronaut was given the opportunity for a second space flight 36 years after his first flight. http://www.jgsc.k12.in.us/

19. Urban Legends Reference Pages: John Glenn 'I Have Held A Job!' Quote Did john glenn delivers a stinging rebuke to a Senate challenger who accused him of never having held a job? http://www.snopes.com/politics/quotes/glenn.asp

E-mail this Print this Advanced search Home ... Quotes > I Have Held a Job! I Have Held a Job! Claim: Senate candidate John Glenn delivered a stinging rebuke to a challenger who accused him of never having run a business. Status: True. Example: [Collected on the Internet, 2000] This exchange between Senators Glenn and Metzenbaum is worth reading. Pretty impressive impromptu speech! Next time someone accuses you or any veteran of not having a "job" because you're in the military, quote Sen Glenn. Howard Metzenbaum to John Glenn: Metzenbaum: "How can you run for Senate when you've never held a 'job'?" Glenn: "I served 23 years in the United States Marine Corps. I was through two wars. I flew 149 missions. My plane was hit by anti-aircraft fire on 12 different occasions. "I was in the space program. It wasn't my checkbook, it was my life that was on the line. This was not a 9-to-5 job where I took time off to take the daily cash receipts to the bank. "I ask you to go with me, as I went the other day to a Veterans Hospital, and look those men with their mangled bodies in the eye and tell them they didn't hold a job. "You go with me to any Gold Star mother, and you look her in the eye and tell her that her son did not hold a job.

20. John Glenn - MSN Encarta glenn, john Herschell, Jr., born in 1921, United States senator and astronaut. glenn was the first American to orbit the earth, aboard the third http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761563272/Glenn_John_Herschell_Jr.html

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