Photo:" Directors of the Union Pacific Railroad gather on the 100th meridian, which later became Cozad, Nebraska, approximately 250 miles (400km) west of Omaha, Nebraska Territory, in October 1866." 900 David Hawkings, Roll Call Winners and losers in CRomnibus - David confirms or rebuts my three...
Photo, above: In 1972, William E. Colby, then the Executive Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, suggested the creation of an Agency museum. He directed the Agency's components and its Fine Arts Commission to identify items of historical significance to create "a very selective accumulation...
Photo, above: Ilham Tohti, Uyghur professor who advocated modest ethnic liberty and normal, world-standard human rights. Has been maltreated by Beijing and imprisoned for life for his statements. See Hour 1, Block B: Elliot Sperling, Indiana University. JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW Co-hosts: Gordon Chang...
Photo, above: Interior of the Moscow Kremlin JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW Co-host: Larry Kudlow, CNBC senior advisor; & Cumulus Media radio Hour One Tuesday 9 December 2014 / Hour 1, Block A: Bret Arends, WSJ ROI, in re: [Goings-on in Washington] LK: We’re heading into a bull market. BA: Optimism...
Photo, above: A slave market in Khartoum, Sudan, c. 1876. See Hour 3, Block B, Malcolm Hoenlein, Conference of Presidents, on Iran's heavy presence in Khartoum. JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW Co-host: Thaddeus McCotter, WJR, The Great Voice of the Great Lakes, and author, Liberty Risen. Hour One Monday 8...
Photo, above: The USS Arizona under attack at Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1943. The first Japanese dive bomber appeared over Pearl Harbor at 7:55 AM local time. It was part of a first wave of nearly 200 aircraft, including torpedo planes, bombers, and fighters. US reconnaissance at Pearl Harbor...
Photo, above: the Biblical Shiloh JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW Hour One Saturday 6 December 2014 / Hour 1, Block A: Terrible Swift Sword: The Life of General Philip H. Sheridan, by Joseph Wheelan (1 of 4) Saturday 6 December 2014 / Hour 1, Block B: Terrible Swift Sword: The Life of General Philip...
Photo, above: 5 ‘SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS’ WITH GOP’S NEW BENGHAZI REPORT. Senator slams it as ‘complete bunch of garbage’ December 1, 2014 at 11:32 PM EST A House Intelligence Committee report on the Benghazi attack released Friday makes numerous problematic assertions, a KleinOnline review of the...
Photo, above: See Hours Two and Three. If you've never been to Jerusalem, know that it’s a stunningly beautiful city. JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW Co-host: Malcolm Hoenlein, Conference of Presidents Hour One Thursday 4 December 2014 / Hour 1, Block A: Harry Siegel,New York Daily News, in re: In the past...
Photo, above: Confucius on his way to Luoyang. From the Book of the Great Learning, c. ii: "On the bathtub of Tang the following words were engraved: 'If you can purify yourself a single day, do so every day. Let no day pass without purification!'" See Hour 1, Block A, Congressman Chris Smith. JOHN...