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John Glenn's historic life in photos
Astronaut John Glenn climbs into his Friendship 7 space capsule atop an Atlas rocket at Cape Canaveral , Fla., Feb. 20, 1962 , ready for the flight which made him the first American to orbit the earth.The Columbus DispatchLt. John H. Glenn Jr. and Miss …