Tag: fall

On This Day In History: Ensisheim Meteorite Fell To Earth – On Nov 7, 1492

MessageToEagle.com | November 7, 2016

MessageToEagle.com – On November 7, 1492, the Ensisheim meteorite was observed to fall in a wheat field outside the walled town of Ensisheim in then Alsace, Further Austria

It was particularly interesting not only because of the way it balanced on the face of the hill, but also because it rocked from morning to evening in a very slow fashion (imperceptible to the eye). People used to place bottles under the bottom of the massive rock only to see them smashed later in the day.

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On This Day In History: Piedra Movediza – ‘Shifting Stone’ Fell And Broke – On Feb 29, 1912

MessageToEagle.com | February 29, 2016

MessageToEagle.com – On February, 29, 1912, the Piedra Movediza, (the “shifting stone” or ‘moving rock’) located in Tandil, about 350 km south of the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina,