Cool Weird Awesome With Brady Carlson

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) Help launch more episodes of our show as a backer on Patreon! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/coolweirdawesome/message