SYLACAUGA, Ala. – On Nov. 30, 1954, history was created when a meteorite fell from the sky, and at 11:54 a.m., it crashed through the roof of a home just outside Sylacauga.
The meteorite gained a moniker that morning as it hit Mrs. Ann Hodges, turning her world upside down and forever writing Hodges’ name in history books as the first person ever struck by an object from space.
The Comer Museum will observe the 70th anniversary of the event on Saturday, Nov. 30 at 10:30 a.m. with an astronomer on hand to teach us about meteorites and space, along with an eye witness to the meteorite on its way to its final destination along what is now known as Old Birmingham Hwy in the Town of Oak Grove.
