Glenn became first American to orbit Earth Feb. 20, 1962. Feb. 16, 2012 — -- The world was such a scary place in 1962 that there were actually Americans who volunteered to leave it. The Cold War ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WABC) -- John Glenn, whose 1962 flight as the first U.S. astronaut to orbit the Earth made him an all-American hero and propelled him to a long career in the U.S. Senate, died Thursday ...

2016 came in like a lion and is clearly determined to go out like a total sack of crap: John Glenn has died. Glenn wore many hats during his time on and around our pale blue dot: test pilot, veteran, ...