Sputnik IV, to be specific, had some trouble getting back to Earth as planned. Today in 1962, pieces of the Soviet spacecraft ended up crashing into a street in Manitowoc, Wisconsin - so the town started holding a SputnikFest to celebrate their place in space history. Plus: today in 1870, Louisa Swaim made herstory by casting a ballot in Laramie, Wyoming.
'Sputnikfest': How Wisconsin Celebrates Historic Fall of Soviet Satellite (Space.com)
About Sputnik (Rahr-West Art Museum)
Celebrating a Trailblazer: 150th Anniversary of the First Women's Vote (Travel Wyoming)
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