Today in history, in 1962,John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth. Yuri Gargarin was the first human, in April of 1961.
Also on this day, in 1943 Lt. Edward O'Hare became the first US Ace of WWII, shooting down five Japanese planes in less than 5 minutes, while defending the USS Lexington against aerial attack.
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