John Glenn, American Hero of the Space Age, Dies at 95 - New York TimesNew York TimesJohn Glenn, American Hero of the Space Age, Dies at 95New York TimesJohn Glenn, a freckle-faced son of Ohio who was hailed as a national hero and a symbol of the space age as the first American to orbit Earth, then became a national political figure for 24 years in the Senate, died on Thursday in Columbus, Ohio. He was 95.John Glenn, First American To Orbit The Earth, Dies At 95NPRJohn Glenn death: Trailblazing US astronaut was 95BBC NewsFormer astronaut and US Senator John Glenn dies at 95Fox NewsNBCNews.com -Columbus Dispatchall 450 news articles »