COMMENTS - It looks like you're using Internet Explorer, which isn't compatible with our commenting system. Here is one account, and it is quite humorous. I can just see all those media trucks, filled with reporters and camera people speeding to the scene to give the whole world a firsthand account. The number increased to tens of thousands by 3 a.m. The heavens appeared to be crashing down in the startling meteor display. The Heavens were on fire as 10,000 meteors fell in one hour." The event was so unusual, and one that actually took place, that I decided to share it with you.
The main reason, however, that I wanted to share it is because recent scientific information says an event like this could happen again with even more serious consequences. Travelers packed and headed for home to be with their families in the final hours.

There was little wind and not a trace of clouds, and the meteors succeeded each other in quick succession.". One astronomer claimed that one meteor was as large as the moon. Perhaps you have heard the song "Stars Fell on Alabama" and assume it came from the book titled with the same name written by Carl Carmer in … The maximum shower display was between 2:30 and 4 a.m. on the 13th of November. Scheich.
The title of the song appears to have been borrowed from the title of the 1934 book of the same name by Carl Carmer. Successful Hollywood agent Bryce Dixon is returning to Alabama for the … The light was so constant from the streaming meteors that the roosters began crowing and people started arising, thinking the sun was up. Directed by V.W. Now, let me pause here to say that this information came from an article I ran across by Donna R. Causey. The Florence Gazette reported: "thousands of luminous bodies (were) shooting across the firmament in every direction. Cows headed for pasture and chickens left their roost due to the brightness of the sky. However, few people realize that the words probably came from an actual event on Nov. 13, 1833, in northern Alabama.

Please read our Terms of Use or contact us. The shower of Leonids occurs every 33 to 34 years but nothing has compared to what northern Alabamians experienced the fateful night of Nov. 13, 1833. On this night, people in this part of the state went to bed as normal to be awakened around midnight when a number of shooting stars began streaking across the night sky. You can join the discussion by using another browser, like, It looks like you're using Microsoft Edge. Check out Stars Fell On Alabama (Original) by Norman Burns Quartet on Amazon Music. Perhaps you have heard the song "Stars Fell on Alabama" and assume it came from the book titled with the same name written by Carl Carmer in 1934 as well as the song with the same name written by Mitchell Parish and Frank Perkins a few years later. Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium. With James Maslow, Lesa Wilson, Jaclyn Betham, Ciara Hanna.

This document may not be reprinted without the express written permission of The Sentinel-Record. However, back in 1833, they didn't have anything but the newspaper (hooray for our side). All rights reserved. As reported by the Florence Gazette: "[There were] thousands of luminous bodies shooting across the firmament in every direction.

There was little wind and not a trace of clouds, and the meteors succeeded each other in quick succession."

From a wider angle, the shower of meteors was visible far and wide over North America. And as Paul Harvey would say, "And Now You Know the Rest of the Story.". Stream ad-free or purchase CD's and MP3s now on Amazon.co.uk. Material from the Associated Press is Copyright © 2020, Associated Press and may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. It refers to a spectacular occurrence of the Leonid meteor shower that had been observed in Alabama in November 1833, "the night the stars fell." At the Pulaski Pike Race Track, confusion erupted during the annual holiday of horse racing, card playing and cockfighting as sportsmen and planters hid under chairs, tables, and beds to protect themselves from the meteors. A Huntsville editor wrote "people were praying and shouting, thinking the Day of Judgment had come. Neither these AP materials nor any portion thereof may be stored in a computer except for personal and noncommercial use.

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