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John Glenn: First American in Orbit
On Thursday, John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth and a longtime senator from Ohio died at the age of 95. Here are a few things you may not have known about him. John Glenn was born on July 18, 1921, in Cambridge, Ohio, in the southeastern part of the state. In 1941,…
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Columbus Day Storm: Six Things You Didn’t Know
On this date in 1962, the western coast of the United States and Canada was hit by what is said to be the strongest storm in the region’s recorded history. Here are some things you may not have known about the Columbus Day Storm. • The storm began as a tropical storm named Freda near…