Sat Mar 23, 2024 11:33 pm by globalturbo
John Glenn dies at 95; astronaut and longtime U.S. senator
By Mark DeCambre
Published: Dec 8, 2016 3:37 p.m. ET
John Glenn, former astronaut and U.S. senator for Ohio, died at 95. Glenn became the first U.S. astronaut to orbit Earth in 1962 and later served for a quarter-century in the U.S. Senate, running in 1984 for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination. He was admitted to the James Cancer Hospital at Ohio State University more than a week ago, according to CNN. He is survived by Annie, his wife of 73 years, according to the Columbus Dispatch. A cause of death was not immediately given.
http://www.marketwatch.com
John Glenn, first American to orbit the Earth, dies at 95
By Tricia Escobedo, Ashley Strickland and John Zarrella, CNN
Updated 5:51 PM ET, Thu December 8, 2016
Now Playing
(CNN)John Glenn, a former US senator and the first American to orbit the Earth, died Thursday, according to Ohio State University. He was 95.
It was announced Wednesday that Glenn had been hospitalized "more than a week ago," according to Ohio State University spokesman Hank Wilson. He was at the James Cancer Hospital at Ohio State University, but his illness was not disclosed.
Glenn had heart valve replacement surgery in 2014.
President Barack Obama released a statement paying tribute to Glenn.
MORE HERE:http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/08/health/john-glenn-dead/index.html
By Mark DeCambre
Published: Dec 8, 2016 3:37 p.m. ET
John Glenn, former astronaut and U.S. senator for Ohio, died at 95. Glenn became the first U.S. astronaut to orbit Earth in 1962 and later served for a quarter-century in the U.S. Senate, running in 1984 for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination. He was admitted to the James Cancer Hospital at Ohio State University more than a week ago, according to CNN. He is survived by Annie, his wife of 73 years, according to the Columbus Dispatch. A cause of death was not immediately given.
http://www.marketwatch.com
John Glenn, first American to orbit the Earth, dies at 95
By Tricia Escobedo, Ashley Strickland and John Zarrella, CNN
Updated 5:51 PM ET, Thu December 8, 2016
John Glenn orbits Earth: 1962
Former astronaut remembers John Glenn
John Glenn: Armstrong dared greatly
Now Playing
Aviation icon John Glenn dead at 95
2012: Glenn Remembers His First Mission
John Glenn's historic space flight (1962)
Story highlights
- John Glenn dies at age 95 at Ohio hospital
- He was the first American to orbit the Earth
(CNN)John Glenn, a former US senator and the first American to orbit the Earth, died Thursday, according to Ohio State University. He was 95.
It was announced Wednesday that Glenn had been hospitalized "more than a week ago," according to Ohio State University spokesman Hank Wilson. He was at the James Cancer Hospital at Ohio State University, but his illness was not disclosed.
Glenn had heart valve replacement surgery in 2014.
President Barack Obama released a statement paying tribute to Glenn.
MORE HERE:http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/08/health/john-glenn-dead/index.html
