On February 20, 1962, John Glenn became the first American to orbit Earth, aboard the Friendship 7 Mercury capsule. Although Russia’s Yuri Gagarin was the first human to accomplish this feat, Glenn’s ...

But, well before the moon landing, back in 1962, an astronaut called John Glenn got to fly up to space in a rocket, where he saw something that 'he'd never seen anything like' before in his life.

On February 23, 1962, just three days after making history, astronaut John H. Glenn Jr. was honored by President John F. Kennedy at Hangar S in Cape Canaveral.

(WHSV) - Over 60 years ago on Feb. 20, 1962, John Glenn became the first American to orbit Earth. In the middle of the United States’ space race with the Soviet Union, John Herschel Glenn, Jr., a ...

Recently, The Texas Historical Society deemed the cabin and grounds to be of significant importance to the history of Texas, calling it “Mercury Astronaut Campsite and Hunting Grounds.” A historical ...

On February 20, 1962, NASA launched an astronaut into orbit around the Earth for the first time. John Glenn was the third ...

On Feb 20, John Glenn orbited Earth aboard Friendship 7, marking a key space race milestone. Also noted: UK ends India rule, Caroline Mikkelsen in Antarctica, and Sidney ...

“To look out at this kind of creation out here and not believe in God is to me impossible," John Herschel Glenn Jr said after he traveled to space.

On Feb. 20, 2020, a federal judge sentenced Republican strategist and former Trump campaign adviser Roger Stone to 40 months ...

When Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human into space on April 12, 1961, the American space program rose to the occasion, and less than a month later, astronaut Alan Shepard became the ...

John Glenn High School football head coach Ron Brown informed the Falcons of his decision to step down Thursday, Feb. 12. Glenn athletic director Eric Stephens confirmed the news to the South Bend ...

Westland — Westland John Glenn senior Nakayla Dawson lost on this particular Wednesday during a KLAA quad meet, but the bigger goals remain in reach. Dawson is one of the most accomplished active high ...