
07/09/2025
On November 30, 1954, Ann Hodges made history as the only known person to be struck by a meteorite. The 9-pound cosmic rock tore through the roof of her Alabama house, ricocheted off a radio, and hit her on the thigh, leaving a sizable bruise. This extraordinary event led to a legal dispute over who owned the meteorite, marking one of the most unusual episodes in the annals of science — a true story that rivals fiction in its strangeness.