feb 20, 1962 - First American in Orbit

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Astronaut John Glenn is dubbed the first American to orbit the Earth. After being beaten by the Soviet Union in putting a human into space, they finally put an American into space. He orbited the Earth three times. Not only was he the first American in space, but he also was the first to take a picture in space with a $45 dollar camera at the drug store.

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