“Lucille Ball, Michael Jackson & a Meteorite Have What in Common?”
By REALTOR® Michelle Carr Crowe
“What do you think Lucille Ball, Michael Jackson & a Meteorite have in common?”
If you guessed all three share an important anniversary today on November 30th, you are right.
Are you curious to know more about Lucille Ball, Michael Jackson and the Hodges Meteorite? Then enjoy reading below to learn more about these three newsworthy items and other interesting facts that occurred on November 30th.
3340 B.C Earliest believed record of an eclipse.
1940 – Dancer and actress Lucille Ball marries Cuban bandleader Desi Arnaz in Greenwich, Connecticut.
1954 – In Sylacauga, Alabama, United States, the Hodges Meteorite crashes through a roof and hits a woman taking an afternoon nap in the only documented case of a human being hit by a rock from space.
1982 – Michael Jackson's second solo album, Thriller, produced by the legendary Quincy Jones, was released. It remains the biggest-selling album worldwide to this day.
1993 – U.S. President Bill Clinton signs the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (AKA the Brady Bill) into law.
2004 –Jeopardy! champion Ken Jennings of Salt Lake City, Utah finally loses after a huge winning streak. With $2,520,700, Jennings amassed television's biggest game show purse.
2005 – John Sentamu becomes the first black archbishop in the Church of England as the 97th Archbishop of York.
While these interesting facts about Lucille Ball, Michael Jackson and the Hodges Meteorite on November 30th, have nothing to do with my real estate business selling homes to families in San Jose, Cupertino and Saratoga in Silicon Valley, Calif., they sure do add fun and entertainment to life.
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Images courtesy of Michelle Carr-Crowe’s private collection, the public domain, the U.S. government or www.freedigitalphotos.net.Facts compiled from Wikipedia, Smithsonian, HistoryOrb and MentalFloss among other sources.
Thank you for reading about these historical events of November 30th and “Lucille Ball, Michael Jackson and the Hodges Meteorite Share What in Common?”
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