Glenn, the widow of astronaut and U.S. Sen. John Glenn and a communication disorders advocate, died Tuesday, May 19, 2020, of COVID-19 complications at a nursing home near St. Paul, Minn., at age 100.

The flag-draped casket of John Glenn, the first American to orbit the earth, was covered in plastic to protect it from a steady rain as it was carried on a horse-drawn caisson to his final resting ...

On the morning of February 20, 1962, the nation held its breath as astronaut John Glenn blasted off into space, becoming the first American to orbit Earth. Just before countdown, astronaut Scott ...

As press secretary for John Glenn for five years during his long career in the U.S. Senate, Bryan McClearys memories of this astronaut and American hero are very intimate ones.

Spaceman-turned-senator John Glenn — the first American to orbit the Earth — died Thursday afternoon surrounded by his family at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus ...

John Glenn, first American to orbit the Earth and U.S. senator, dead at 95 04:13. Speaking directly to Glenn’s wife of 73 years, Annie, Biden said, “Together, you and John taught us that a ...

The flag-draped casket of John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth, was covered in plastic to protect it from a steady rain as it was carried on a horse-drawn caisson to his final resting ...

Glenn was born John Herschel Glenn Jr. in Cambridge, Ohio, on July 18, 1921, to John and Clara Glenn. The family moved to New Concord, Ohio, when Glenn was 2 years old.

John Glenn is a former astronaut and Ohio senator. — -- The death of legendary astronaut John Glenn sparked an outpouring of tributes, including from President Obama, who said the space ...

Glenn also served in the U.S. Marine Corps, completing training in 1943 and serving as a fighter pilot in World War II and the Korean War. "The Corps lost a legend today," the United States Marine ...

Astronaut-senator John Glenn, first (and oldest) American in orbit, dies at age of 95. by Alan Boyle on December 8, 2016 at 12:49 pm December 8, 2016 at 7:00 pm. Share Tweet Share Reddit Email.