Bonus: The First Person Struck by a Meteor & The Discovery of Oxygen
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🗓️ 26 October 2024
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
Lindsay Graham from History Daily explores the human side of two topics we often discuss on the show: Meteors and Oxygen.
- On November 30, 1954, Alabama resident Ann Hodges becomes the first person struck by a meteorite, an event that will upend the 34-year-old’s life.
- On August 1, 1774, English philosopher and chemist, Joseph Priestley, discovers a mysterious new gas, which will come to be known as “oxygen”.
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| 0:32.5 | This week we have a special bonus episode. |
| 0:35.4 | Well, really, it's two episodes of History Daily rolled into one. |
| 0:38.9 | If you're not familiar, every weekday, history daily dives into the enthralling stories of what happened |
| 0:43.7 | on this day in history, and they cover all kinds of interesting stories, from science to technology, |
| 0:49.5 | to sports, and more. You can learn amazing facts and hear the overlooked and often forgotten stories behind |
| 0:55.5 | the names and dates of historical events. Episodes are under 20 minutes each, so they're easy to |
| 1:00.0 | listen to it any time. And for our feed drop swap, you'll hear the story behind the first |
| 1:04.3 | meteorite to strike a person. Made me wonder if meteorites ever struck dinosaurs. |
| 1:09.8 | I mean, they were around for so long, |
| 1:11.4 | I'm sure they did. Yeah. Other than the obvious meteor that probably hit quite a few in Mexico. |
| 1:17.1 | Mm. Good point. Well, the first meteorite to strike a person happened on November 30th of |
| 1:23.8 | 1954 to Alabama resident Ann Hodges and the event upended her life. |
| 1:29.0 | She survived? |
| 1:30.0 | Oh yes. |
| 1:31.1 | There have been a few instances of people surviving meteorite strikes, it turns out. |
| 1:36.1 | And then there's the story of Joseph Priestley who discovered oxygen back in 1774, which |
| 1:42.0 | is a very important discovery. |
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