Astronaut John Glenn, the first American to orbit the earth, has died. Glenn was 95. He was admitted to the James Cancer Hospital at Ohio State University more than a week ago. John Glenn was the last surviving member of a group known as "the Mercury Seven," test pilots who, in 1959, were chosen to become America’s first astronauts. President Barack Obama released a statement about Glenn's death. Our nation has lost an icon and Michelle and I have lost a friend, he said. He praised Glenn for a lifetime of breaking barriers, including setting a transcontinental speed record and becoming the oldest man ever to go into space. He served as a military pilot in World War II and the Korean conflict. Then, he served as a test pilot on military airplanes.
Title: John Glenn, First American to Orbit Earth, Dies at 95
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1555/John_Glenn_dies.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='John Glenn, First American to Orbit Earth, Dies at 95' data-article-id='2071'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='8292'>Astronaut John Glenn, the first American to orbit the earth, has died.</span> <span data-start-time='8292' data-end-time='11208'>Glenn was 95.</span> <span data-start-time='11208' data-end-time='21458'>He was admitted to the James Cancer Hospital at Ohio State University more than a week ago.</span> <span data-start-time='21458' data-end-time='40292'>John Glenn was the last surviving member of a group known as "the Mercury Seven," test pilots who, in 1959, were chosen to become America’s first astronauts.</span> <span data-start-time='40292' data-end-time='47063'>President Barack Obama released a statement about Glenn's death.</span> <span data-start-time='47063' data-end-time='56000'>Our nation has lost an icon and Michelle and I have lost a friend, he said.</span> <span data-start-time='56000' data-end-time='73688'>He praised Glenn for a lifetime of breaking barriers, including setting a transcontinental speed record and becoming the oldest man ever to go into space.</span> <span data-start-time='73688' data-end-time='82729'>He served as a military pilot in World War II and the Korean conflict.</span> <span data-start-time='82729' data-end-time='88729'>Then, he served as a test pilot on military airplanes.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1555/John_Glenn_Dies.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=7723 data-hint-location='56000' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1555/what_does_transcontinental_mean.m4a'>What does transcontinental mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='going across a continent'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1555/someone_who_is_afraid_of_traveling.m4a'><span>someone who is afraid of traveling</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1555/going_across_a_continent.m4a'><span>going across a continent</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1555/someone_who_does_not_travel.m4a'><span>someone who does not travel</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1555/traveling_to_another_state.m4a'><span>traveling to another state</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=7724 data-hint-location='21458' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1555/what_was_the_name_of_the_group_who_became_the_first_astronauts_in_america_.m4a'>What was the name of the group who became the first astronauts in America? </div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='the Mercury Seven'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1555/the_earth_project.m4a'><span>The Earth Project</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1555/the_mars_seven.m4a'><span>the Mars Seven</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1555/the_mercury_seven.m4a'><span>the Mercury Seven</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1555/the_mercury_eight.m4a'><span>the Mercury Eight</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=7725 data-hint-location='8292' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1555/glenn_was__blank_.m4a'>Glenn was <span class='blank'>95</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='95'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1555/95.m4a'><span>95</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1555/100.m4a'><span>100</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1555/90.m4a'><span>90</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1555/82.m4a'><span>82</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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