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A City Celebrates the Day Sputnik Crashed in Wisconsin

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

Sep 4, 2025, 8:00 PM CST

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