February 20, 1962: John Glenn became the first U.S. Astronaut to orbit the Earth, completing three orbits as pilot of the Mercury-Atlas 6 (MA-6) spaceflight.
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February 17, 1600: Sentenced by the Inquisition, philosopher/scientist Giordano Bruno was burned at the stake in the Campo de' Fiori square in Rome.

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