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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]
Hurrying outside to investigate the noise, Knapp found her car smashed and the meteorite weighing 27.28 pounds (12.37 kg), [12] still warm and smelling of sulfur, beneath it. [9] Car of Michelle Knapp hit by a meteorite 1992 in Peekskill, and displayed in Paris. Car of Michelle Knapp hit by a meteorite 1992 in Peekskill, and displayed in Paris.
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 ...
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Crazy in Alabama is a 1999 American crime film directed by Antonio Banderas in his directorial debut, starring Melanie Griffith, and written by Mark Childress based on his novel. The film follows an abused housewife being a television actress in California , while her nephew deals with a racially motivated murder involving a corrupt sheriff.
The reason may be, at least partly, price. Toledano declined to disclose how much the fragment used for the B/1M cost, but he noted that raw meteorite can sell for more, per gram, than gold.