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feb 20, 1962 - John H. Glenn Jr. orbits the earth

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John H. Glenn Jr. becomes first man to orbit the earth during a Project Mercury flight that was the first stage of NASA's three-part plan to put a man on the moon.

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feb 20, 1962
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~ 63 years ago

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