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John Glenn fever grips again, after 50 years

Postby Webb » Fri Feb 17, 2012 7:30 pm

John Glenn fever grips again, after 50 years


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[quote]CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AP)
"Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no!" - Sen. John Blutarsky

You know, this used to be a helluva good country. I don't understand what's gone wrong with it. - George Hanson, 1969

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Re: John Glenn fever grips again, after 50 years

Postby Webb » Mon Feb 20, 2012 12:13 am

After 50 years, Glenn's flight still stirs US spirit

[quote]Fifty years ago, the United States and Soviet Union were locked in a Cold War battle for ideological and technological supremacy, one that pitted the forces of communism against those of democracy.

The surprise 1957 launch of the Soviets
"Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no!" - Sen. John Blutarsky

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