On November 30, 1954, an Alabama woman received an out-of-this-world surprise.
Elizabeth Hodges was napping on her couch when a 10-pound meteorite crashed through the ceiling and hit her side. At first, the townspeople weren't sure if the object was a meteorite. Some even speculated it might be a Soviet Union aircraft. A crowd of people descended on the Hodges house. Feeling a bit overwhelmed, she went to the hospital to get checked out. Hodges had a nasty bruise, but was otherwise unharmed. Scientists quickly confirmed the rock had fallen from space. Hodges eventually donated the meteorite to a natural history museum. To this day, she is the only person in recorded history to have been struck by a meteorite.
Elizabeth Hodges was napping on her couch when a 10-pound meteorite crashed through the ceiling and hit her side. At first, the townspeople weren't sure if the object was a meteorite. Some even speculated it might be a Soviet Union aircraft. A crowd of people descended on the Hodges house. Feeling a bit overwhelmed, she went to the hospital to get checked out. Hodges had a nasty bruise, but was otherwise unharmed. Scientists quickly confirmed the rock had fallen from space. Hodges eventually donated the meteorite to a natural history museum. To this day, she is the only person in recorded history to have been struck by a meteorite.
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00:00On this day in space.
00:03On November 30th, 1954, an Alabama woman received an out-of-this-world surprise.
00:09Elizabeth Hodges was napping on her couch when a 10-pound meteorite crashed through
00:13the ceiling and hit her side.
00:15A crowd of people descended on the Hodges house.
00:18Feeling a bit overwhelmed, she went to the hospital to get checked out.
00:22Hodges had a nasty bruise, but was otherwise unharmed.
00:26At first, the townspeople weren't sure if the object was a meteorite.
00:29Some even speculated that it might be a Soviet aircraft.
00:33Scientists quickly confirmed the rock had fallen from space.
00:37Hodges eventually donated the meteorite to a natural history museum.
00:41To this day, she is the only person in recorded history to have been struck by a meteorite.
00:46And that's what happened on this day in space.