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PHOTOS: The life of American icon John Glenn

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Thursday, December 8, 2016
July 18, 1957 Maj. John H. Glenn Jr., gets a congratulatory kiss from his wife Annie following a Pentagon ceremony honoring him for his record-breaking transcontinental flight.
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PHOTOS: The life of American icon John GlennJuly 18, 1957 Maj. John H. Glenn Jr., gets a congratulatory kiss from his wife Annie following a Pentagon ceremony honoring him for his record-breaking transcontinental flight.
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John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth, died Thursday at age 95.

Take a look back at his life and his iconic career as an astronaut and a U.S. senator in the gallery above.

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