Photo, above: Scipio Africanus defeats Hannibal at Zuma, 205 BCE: "Rather than arranging his forces in the traditional manipular lines, which put thehastati, principes, and triarii in succeeding lines parallel to the enemy's line, Scipio instead put the maniples in lines perpendicular to the enemy...
(Photo: Becky Edelson and Louise Berger, notorious and celebrated radicals of New York, 1914: see Thai Jones, Second Hour. 'Following the Ludlow Massacre in 1914, Edelsohn helped to lead anti-Rockefeller demonstrations in Tarrytown, New York.[9] On the first day of demonstrations, Edelsohn, Arthur...
(Photo, above: Brent Stirton of South Africa, a Getty Images photographer working for National Geographic magazine, has won first prize Nature Stories for the "Rhino Wars" series. The picture shows a female rhino in Tugela Private Game Reserve, Colenso, Natal, South Africa, November 9, 2010, that...
Photo, above: Eddie Hayes, Hour 1, Block B. Theodora Richards, daughter of Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards, enters Manhattan Criminal Court with her attorney Edward Hayes where she faced graffiti and drug possession charges. Source: AP JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW Co-hosts: Mary Kissel, Wall...
Photo, above: Large, traditional Vajrayana prayer wheels in Mongolia. Every spin of a wheel is thought to accomplish a full round of prayers. Mongolia long was named the most corrupt nation on Earth. Comical tale of Mongolians' ripping off Chinese slicksters in Wednesday 30 Jan 2013 / Hour 2,...
Photo, above: an elder bazaari from Qom, holiest city in Iran and near the just-exploded Fordow uranium enrichment plant. The onions may be from a farm near Fordow; or his family may live in a nearby village and even now be engulfed in lethal, radioactive gasses. The brutal Iranian regime forbore...
Photo, above: Reports of an explosion at Iran's Fordow nuclear facility have surfaced and are being both confirmed and denied by multiple sources. The Jerusalem Post cites a report by Reza Kahlili that says: “The blast shook facilities within a radius of three miles. Security forces have enforced...
Photo above: a very little Syrian refugee JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW Hour One Sunday 6 Jan 2013 / Hour 1, Block A: Dr. David DeSteno, Director, Northeastern University's Social Emotions Group and co-Author, Out of Character: The Surprising Truths About the Liar, Cheat, Sinner (and Saint) Lurking in...
Above: Nuclear war. See: Hour One, The Second Nuclear Age: Strategy, Danger, and the New Power Politics by Paul J. Bracken Photo from: "Nuclear warfare still a real threat." February 11, 2008 in civilisation? JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW January 26, 2013 - Special Podcast Guest: George C. Daughan,...
Photo, above: Grand Central Terminal in New York City. Functional and resplendent architecture. See below: Friday 25 Jan 2013/ Hour 4, Block B: Sam Roberts, NYT, Grand Central is one hundred years old. Just published: Grand Central: How a Train Station Transformed America by Sam Roberts and Pete...