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- And on November 30, 1954, Ann Hodges from Talladega County, Alabama, was unlucky enough to be that someone. The space rock didn’t kill her. She survived and became an unwitting celebrity for a while. But it didn’t bring her any luck whatsoever.
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Ann Elizabeth Fowler Hodges (also known as Mrs. Hodges, Mrs. Hewlett Hodges, and Mrs. Huelitt Hodges; 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.
Apr 27, 2018 · Depending on how you look at it, Ann Hodges was either a very lucky or very very unlucky woman. Statistically speaking, except for winning the PowerBall lottery, there are few things less likely to ever happen to someone than getting hit by a meteorite.
Oct 14, 2021 · In Alabama on Nov. 30, 1954, Ann Hodges had a similiar experience, although she wasn’t as lucky as Hamilton. Hodges was napping on the sofa in her rented Sylacauga home, located across from...
Jun 29, 2020 · Ann Hodges, an Alabama woman, has the distinction of being the first documented case of a person being struck by a meteorite falling from the sky. Hodges never intended to be famous, but...
Just moments before Ann Hodges awoke, many saw the fireball overhead and believed they had witnessed an airplane plummeting to earth, so authorities expected to find a crash site.
Nov 30, 2016 · Ann Hodges, 34, was napping under quilts on her couch in Sylacauga, Alabama, on November 30, 1954, when a nine-pound meteorite came through the ceiling and bounced off a radio before hitting...
Feb 20, 2013 · But there was a hitch. Ann and Eugene were renters, and their landlady, a recently widowed woman named Birdie Guy, wanted the meteorite for herself.
