John Glenn Day

Year Published: 1962

Description: John and Annie Glenn rode on the back of a convertible in a famous 1962 parade, accompanied by then-Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. The motorcade was the massive "John Glenn Day" ticker-tape parade held in New York City on March 1, 1962, celebrating his historic orbital flight aboard Friendship 7.

Online Copy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlQ-D83jr8Y

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