On this day, February 20, 1962, John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_20

• 1962 – Mercury program: While aboard Friendship 7, John Glenn becomes the first American to orbit the Earth, making three orbits in four hours, 55 minutes.

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1. And we all watched on TV in class

Yup

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2. The first thing I remember seeing on television.

I was four years old, and became a space fanatic.