Source: Amanda Nimmer, Civic Media
A City Celebrates the Day Sputnik Crashed in Wisconsin
Slice of Wisconsin: The only fragment from the Soviet spacecraft was found in Manitowoc more than 60 years ago and the city now celebrates the cosmic mishap
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Sep 4, 2025, 8:00 PM CST
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Teri Barr is Civic Media’s Content Creator and a legend in Wisconsin broadcast journalism. Email her at [email protected].
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