Photo, above: Under Maggie Thatcher, the Falklands war ended well enough for Great Britain, poorly for Argentina. Argentina is still steamed. See: Hour 2, Block A on Mrs Thatcher. Clarin, Argentina’s leading daily newspaper, hasn’t forgiven or forgotten that the Iron Lady bested their nation’s...
Photo, above: BVU student Sonia Mugabo, on the right, to intern with Immaculée Ilibagiza (center), who survived the Rwandan genocide; with Frank Rugaruka (left). See: Hour 2, Block A, Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust by Immaculee Ilibagiza and Steve Erwin STORM LAKE, IA...
Picture, above: Admiralty Ripley building In Whitehall, built in 1726 and still used for naval board meetings. Room 40 was in the northern section of the first floor, on the same corridor as the boardroom and First Sea Lord's office. In the history of cryptanalysis, Room 40 also known as 40 O.B. (...
Photo, above: Chester Square, Belgravia. See Hour 2, Block B: Sarah Lyal, A Slice of London So Exclusive Even the Owners Are Visitors JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW Hour One Friday 5 April 2013 / Hour 1, Block A: Daniel Henninger, WSJ, in re: WONDER LAND Capitalism's Corruptions Friday 5 April 2013...
Photo, above: The Cottage Landings affordable housing project under construction in Rye, N.Y., in June 2012, a part of a 2009 fair housing settlement. The Department of Housing and Urban Development has given Westchester County one more month to comply with requirements of the fair housing...
Picture, above: Descent Panorama of Saturn's Titan, 2006 May 8 [See below: Wednesday 3 April 2013 / Hour 1, Block C: Episode n. David Livingston, The Space Show, and David Grinspoon] Explanation: You're the first spacecraft ever to descend to Titan -- what do you see? Immediately after the...
Photo, above: Princeton women. See: Hour 2, Block C: Catherine Rampell, NYT & Princeton alumna. JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW Hour One Tuesday 2 April 2013 / Hour 1, Block A: Bill Roggio, Long War Journal and FDD, and Thomas Joscelyn, Long War Journal senior editor, in re: Ansar al Shariah, Tunisia...
Photo, above: 1958 Chevy Corvette Debuting in 1953 as the first American two-seater sports car, the Corvette is known to have been one of the ultimate American sports cars. The 1958 Chevrolet Corvette C1 comes with a 16 valves, V8 engine, and is capable of 290 horsepower. It's a rear wheel car...
Photo, above: Chinese Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) in action along with the Type 071 999 井冈山 Jinggang Shan amphibious warfare ships of the People's Republic of China's People's Liberation Army Navy. See below: Hour 4, Block C: People's Liberation Army Navy: Combat System Technology, 1949-...
Photo, above: the sinking of the Titanic JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW Hour One Saturday 30 March 2013 / Hour 1, Block A: How to Survive the Titanic: The Sinking of J. Bruce Ismay by Frances Wilson (1 of 4) Saturday 30 March 2013 / Hour 1, Block B: How to Survive the Titanic: The Sinking of J. Bruce Ismay...