[frank ballenger]

I got the Asian flu and was in bed in October, 1957.

Listening to a Motorola am radio and reading science, political science and history. Age 11.

Sputnik had just been launched and they kept playing the beep, beep, beep recording and said “The Earth now has two moons and one was launched by the Soviets.”

[sushiman]

Thanks for sharing that nostalgic vignette with us . I was 5 in 1957 , and remember distinctly standing with my parents in our back yard in Willimantic , CT one evening watching Sputnik pass over us . It was kind of scary , for a little kid , what with all the cold war anti-Russian news and commentary one heard on TV .

[Freedom56v2]

Thanks for post.

Really wish you would share more information...You were there!