Photo: Photograph by National Library of Norway, Picture Collection THE RACE BEGINS Norwegians led by Roald Amundsen arrived in Antarctica's Bay of Whales on January 14, 1911. With dog teams, they prepared to race the British to the South Pole. Amundsen's ship, Fram, lent by the renowned Arctic...
Photo, above: Gen Philip Sheridan, in his camp chair during a campaign JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW Egyptian army tanks secure the perimeter of the presidential palace while protesters gather chanting anti president Mohammed Morsi slogans, in Cairo, Egypt, on Friday, December 7. (photo credit: AP/Nasser...
Photo, above: gas mask designed to protect against sarin gas, such as Syria is now loading into artillery shells, presumably to be used against its own citizens. JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW Co-hosts: Mary Kissel, Wall Street Journal editorial board; Lara M Brown, Villanova; Malcolm Hoenlein, Conference...
(Photo, above: Pashaupatinath Temple complex and monkeys in Katmandu, Nepal. See Todd Stein report on Nepal disorder, 945 PM ET.) Below: Dunbar Square, Katmandu, Nepal. Wednesday 905P Eastern Time: Fraser Howie, CLSS Singapore, in re: SEC requires basic information on firms that want to list;...
Photo, above: M23 rebels wait on a truck before their departure rom the city of Goma in eastern Congo. (Phil Moore / AFP/Getty Images / December 1, 2012). See Mark Schroeder, Stratfor.com, 1115 PM ET. JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW Co-host: Larry Kudlow, The Kudlow Report, CNBC; Cumulus Media Tuesday 905P...
Graphic, above: Makemake (name of an Easter Island god): The dwarf planet's red-tinged surface is apparently covered by a layer of frozen methane, and is bright enough to be seen by a high-end amateur telescope, despite its current distance of nearly 53 times the distance between the Earth and...
(Photo: Ajax Amsterdam's soccer fans celebrate during the Dutch soccer League match between Ajax and FC Twente at the Arena stadium in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Sunday May 15, 2011. Ajax won the last match of the season against FC Twente, 2-0. (AP Photo/Bas Czerwinski) See Simon Kuper, author, "...
(Photo: August 1944: Troops of the 2nd Armored Division en route to Paris, August 1944. Credit: France’s Ministry of Defense.) JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW Saturday 905P Eastern Time: The Liberator: One World War II Soldier's 500-Day Odyssey from the Beaches of Sicily to the Gates of Dachau by Alex...
Graphic, above: global population distribution. This is in connection with the 11-hour tonight, a discussion of UnCivilization: Urban Geopolitics in a Time of Chaos, by Gregory R. Copley JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW 1964: Fail Safe Friday 905P Eastern Time: . Michael Vlahos, Naval War College, in re: The...
Photo, above: Christianity in China; painting thought to be the Three Magi, perhaps on Palm Sunday; from Khocho, Nestorian Temple, 683–770 CE. Wall painting, 61 × 67 cm. Currently in the Museum für Indische Kunst, Berlin-Dahlem. See 9:35 PM segment, below, on Christianity in China, with Jillian Kay...