This Day in History Entry #99
January 4th, 2011 by Wordsman
Who’d have thought that a little gray ball
Could so greatly the U.S. appall?
But it was just a phase
After ninety-three days
Plucky Sputnik would back to Earth fall
Event: Sputnik 1 burns up in the atmosphere
Year: 1958
Learn more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sputnik_1
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