Mercury 7 Astronauts Appeal to President to Reverse Slayton Disqualification
Mar. 30, 1962 - Maj. Donald K. Slayton’s fellow astronauts have appealed to President Kennedy to reverse the decision disqualifying him...
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Mar 15, 2022
Heart Palpitation Condition Forces Maj. Slayton's Withdrawal from Next Orbital Flight
Mar. 15, 1962 - Major Donald K. Slayton (left) of the Air Force has been ordered for medical reasons to withdraw as the Project Mercury...
Mar 14, 2022
Rowdy Youths Curse and Scuffle with John Glenn
Mar. 14, 1962 - A group of rowdy youths cursed and scuffled with Lieut. Col. John H. Glenn Jr. (pictured with his wife Annie) outside a...
Mar 1, 2022
New York City Honors Col. John Glenn with Ticker-Tape Parade
Mar. 1, 1962 - New York poured out its affection for Lieut. Col. John H. Glenn Jr. today with bands, banners, and a blizzard of paper so...
Feb 27, 2022
Glenn to Congress: Astronauts Will Die
Feb. 27, 1962 - Lieut. Col. John H. Glenn Jr. warned Congress today that men would lose their lives in the new national endeavor of...
Feb 26, 2022
Glenn Gets Roaring Welcome Home
Feb. 26, 1962 - Lieut. Col. John H. Glenn Jr. and his family received a joyous, roaring welcome from their neighbors that almost got out...
Feb 26, 2022
Caroline Kennedy to Col. Glenn: "Where's the Monkey?"
Feb. 26, 1962 - Lieut. Col. John Glenn Jr. told Congress today that President Kennedy’s 4-year-old daughter, Caroline, seems to have him...
Feb 26, 2022
Colonel Glenn Cheered Along Pennsylvania Avenue
Feb. 26, 1962 - Lieut. Col. John H. Glenn Jr. was cheered up Pennsylvania Avenue to the Capitol today by thousands of drenched spectators...
Feb 25, 2022
All Seven Mercury Astronauts Headed to New York
Feb. 25, 1962 - All seven Mercury astronauts will come to New York City for the parade honoring Lieut. Col. John H. Glenn Jr. on...
Feb 23, 2022
VIDEO: CBS-TV News Presentation on Glenn Spaceflight
Feb. 23, 1962 - Here is a special CBS News presentation on the historic flight of Lieut. Colonel John H. Glenn Jr. #nasa #nasabeyond...
Feb 23, 2022
Colonel Glenn Appeared on 1957 Quiz Show
Feb. 23, 1962 - It would have been hard to convince anyone in a television quiz-show audience in New York a little more than four years...
Feb 23, 2022
Glenn Returns to Cape Canaveral, Accepts Medal from President Kennedy
Feb. 23, 1962 - Lieut. Col. John H. Glenn Jr., the first American to orbit the earth, returned to his take-off point today. He was...
Feb 22, 2022
President Kennedy Brings Glenn Family to Florida
Feb. 22, 1962 - President Kennedy brought the Glenn family to Florida today on the way to a reunion with the head of the house — Lieut....
Feb 22, 2022
NYC Plans "Great Welcome" for Mercury 7 Astronauts
Feb. 22, 1962 - New York City plans to give “one of the great welcomes of its history” to Lieut. Col. John H. Glenn Jr. and his fellow...
Feb 21, 2022
Khrushchev Congratulates President Kennedy and Colonel Glenn
Feb. 21, 1962 - Soviet Premier Khrushchev called on the U.S. today to join its efforts with those of the Soviet Union in the conquest of...
Feb 21, 2022
Colonel Glenn in "Excellent" Physical Condition Following Orbit
Feb. 21, 1962 - Lieut. Col. John H. Glenn Jr. was pronounced today by the Project Mercury physician, Lieut. Col. William Douglas, to be...
Feb 21, 2022
Glenn Family Reunion on Tap in Florida
Feb. 21, 1962 - President Kennedy will turn his meeting with Lieut. Col. John H. Glenn Jr. at Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Friday into a...
Feb 21, 2022
Kennedy Cautious on Soviet Proposal to Combine Space Efforts
Feb. 21, 1962 - President Kennedy wrote Soviet Premier Khrushchev today that he hoped representatives of their two Governments could meet...
Feb 20, 2022
MLB: Mets Fascinated by Glenn Spaceflight
Feb. 20, 1962 - At 9:30 a.m., when the New York Mets’ second day of spring training was set to begin in St. Petersburg, Fla., most of the...
Feb 20, 2022
Pilot Who Circled Globe in 1924 Calls Glenn Spaceflight "A Remarkable Thing"
Feb. 20, 1962 - Leigh Wade (pictured third from left in 1924) got out of bed at 6:30 a.m. today to watch on television as Lieut. Col....
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