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Ann Elizabeth Fowler Hodges (also known as Mrs. Hodges, Mrs. Hewlett Hodges, and Mrs. Huelitt Hodges; [1] February 2, 1920 – September 10, 1972) was an American woman known for being the first documented individual not only to be struck by a meteorite, but also to live through the encounter.
The Sylacauga meteorite fell on November 30, 1954, at 12:46 p.m. local time (18:46 UT) [1] in Oak Grove, Alabama, near Sylacauga, in the United States. It is also commonly called the Hodges meteorite because a fragment of it struck Ann Elizabeth Fowler Hodges (1920–1972). [2]
January 10 – United States – The New York Central Railroad's Southwest Limited from St. Louis to Cleveland, instead of slowing to pick up a train order at Wellington, Ohio, approached too fast in the fog and derailed. The signal tower was demolished, but the signalman was safely on the ground preparing to hand over the train order.
The suspected meteorite that hit a home in New Jersey on May 8, 2023. (Facebook/Hopewell Township Police Department) The week started with a bang for a homeowner in New Jersey after a likely ...
The meteorite, S2, was first discovered in 2014. It hit the planet about 3.26 billion years ago and is estimated to have been up to 200 times larger than the space rock that later killed the ...
An asteroid that crashed into the Earth’s atmosphere over the UK and France was spotted just hours before it crashed. The world was given only seven hours warning that it was being approached by ...
Nevada (Boulder City) [61] 2005-09-24 Marcus Quinn Bertonetesei (36) Black California (Beverly Hills) [62] 2005-09-24 Mario Jenkins (29) Unknown Florida (Orlando) [63] 2005-09-23 Verdee, Virginia (12) New York (The Bronx) Verdee died after being struck and killed by an SVU being driven by an off-duty officer Michael Carlo on Grand Concourse. [64]
It was a clear night in Golden, British Columbia, and 66-year-old Ruth Hamilton was sound asleep in her home when she was startled awake by something truly out of this world. Hamilton was sleeping ...