John Glenn Fact-Matching Game

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John Glenn was the first American to orbit the Earth.
He made history on February 20, 1962, when he piloted the Mercury-Atlas 6 Friendship 7 spacecraft.
John Glenn was a United States Marine Corps aviator, engineer, astronaut, and U.S. Senator.
He served as a pilot in World War II and the Korean War.
John Glenn was born on July 18, 1921 in Cambridge, Ohio.
He was a member of NASA's Mercury Seven group of astronauts.
John Glenn became the oldest person to fly in space when he flew on the Space Shuttle Discovery mission STS-95 in 1998.
He received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012.
John Glenn retired from the Marine Corps as a Colonel.
He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross six times.
John Glenn was the last surviving member of the Mercury Seven.
He served as a U.S. Senator from Ohio from 1974 to 1999.
John Glenn was married to his wife Annie for 73 years until his death in 2016.
He was inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame in 1990.
John Glenn's historic flight on Friendship 7 lasted just under five hours.
He was the first person to eat in space, consuming applesauce squeezed from a tube.
John Glenn received the NASA Distinguished Service Medal twice.
He became the oldest person to serve in the U.S. Senate when he was re-elected in 1980 at the age of 77.
John Glenn was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in 2011.
He was a strong advocate for space exploration and scientific research throughout his life.