The Day the Sky Fell on Ann Hodges - November 30, 1954

from The Daily History Chronicle · host Richard G Backus

Ann Hodges became the only confirmed person struck by a meteorite when an eight-pound rock crashed through her roof a story about astronomical odds, human responses to extraordinary events, and how trauma can be compounded by attention.

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