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JOHN GLENN IS 94 TODAY

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John Glenn as a child 

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Senator John Glenn

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John Herschel Glenn, Jr. was born in Cambridge, Ohio.

Astronaut and senator John Glenn was the first American to orbit the Earth
in 1962 and in 1998 became the oldest person to go to space. He was a
recipient of the Congressional Space Medal of Honor and Presidential
Medal of Freedom among several other distinctions.

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HEADLINE NEWS FROM THE PAST

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Ross Simpson

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Mike Gracia

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Tom Cruise (Thomas Cruise Mapother IV) is 53 years old today.

Cruise grew up in an abusive household and had planned to become a priest
before becoming interested in acting.

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James Maitland "Jimmy" Stewart) (May 20, 1908 – July 2, 1997)

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