You may be wondering what this subject has to do with genealogy. The Great Meteor Shower of 1833, "when the stars fell on Alabama," was a Leonid event. [Nov 13, 1833] A lot of folks thought the world was coming to an end. It was used for a long time to "mark time." For example, you may have run across records that contain reference to this. So and so was born the year the stars fell. He was so old he could remember when the stars fell. etc. Knowing this, one can estimate or even know the date of birth, etc. My tidbit for the day. Rebecca