Photo, above: Guy Fawkes Night, also known as Guy Fawkes Day, Bonfire Night and Firework Night, is an annual commemoration observed on 5 November, primarily in Great Britain. Its history begins with the events of 5 November 1605, when Guy Fawkes, a member of the Gunpowder Plot, was arrested while...
Photo, above: One in every five sunlike stars is orbited by a potentially habitable planet, according to a new analysis of observations by NASA’s Kepler space telescope. This artist's illustration represents the variety of planets being detected by NASA's Kepler spacecraft. Scientists now say that...
Photo, above: Measuring latitude. See Hour 3, Blocks A& B, Measure of the Earth: The Enlightenment Expedition That Reshaped Our World by Larrie D Ferreiro JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW Hour One Sunday 3 November 2013 / Hour 1, Block A: All Is Forgotten, Nothing Is Lost: A Novel by Lan Samantha Chang...
Photo, above: Relief of the Bar Kokhba Revolt. In 132 CE, a revolt led by a potential Messiah, Bar Kokhba, swept through Jewish lands, attempting to overthrow the rule of Rome. Vast amounts of wealth are believed to have been hidden during this time in preparation for a victory and rebuilding of...
Photo, above: Andrew W. Marshall (born September 13, 1921) is the director of the United States Department of Defense's Office of Net Assessment. Appointed to the position in 1973 by United States President Richard Nixon, Marshall has been re-appointed by every president that followed. Thumbnail: ...
Photo, above: A typical rainforest scene in Daintree National Park, north Queensland, Australia. See Hour 1, Block D, Mary Kissel, Wall Street Journal editorial board, in Mossman Gorge, Australia, JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW Hour One Thursday 31 October 2013 / Hour 1, Block A: Rep Devin Nunes (CA-21...
Photo, above Muhammed Yunus, Nobelist for inventing the practice of microcredit, being received warmly in Queens, New York; he cuts the ribbon at the launch celebrations of Grameen America. While giant financial service institutions in the nation are shirking under the iron hand of the economy,...
Photo, above: The StarTram orbital launch system would transport passengers and cargo into space in a magnetic levitation (maglev) train. Getting into space is one of the harder tasks to be taken on by humanity. The present cost of inserting a kilogram (2.2 lb) of cargo by rocket into Low Earth...
Photo, above: Yoyodyne is a fictional defense contractor introduced in Thomas Pynchon's V. (1963) and featured prominently in his novel The Crying of Lot 49 (1966). Described in the latter book as "a giant of the aerospace industry", Yoyodyne was founded by World War II veteran Clayton "Bloody"...
Photo, above: dog and baby. See Hour 1 & Hour 4, Blocks A & B: Dog Sense: How the New Science of Dog Behavior Can Make You a Better Friend to Your Pet by John Bradshaw JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW Hour One Sunday 27 October 2013 / Hour 1, Block A: Dog Sense: How the New Science of Dog...