Sputnik Kicked Off The Space Age, And Also Gave Us The Word “Beatnik” (Cool Weird Awesome 1324)

Brady Carlson2024-10-04T07:31:45-04:00

Today in 1957, Sputnik because the world’s first artificial satellite. This changed the world around us in countless ways, including one that doesn’t get a lot of attention: it gave the English language a brand new word. 

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