Controlling trade and tribute. They presided over intricate hierarchies of nobles and officials at courts resplendent with works of art. Maya culture, shrouded in a mystery as dense as the forests in which it took root, revealed itself fitfully over three centuries. When the ruins in the jungle were first discovered, there was no way of understanding how the civilization was organized. So its really through the inscriptions that weve been able to identify kings, to find out their capitals, their seats of power. And through this, we recognize now that there were many kingdoms. There was no unified maya state. There wasnt even just a few states. There were many, many states. narrator the first inroads into understanding the maya were made by spanish missionaries in the 16th and 17th centuries who followed in the imperial wake of hernan cortes. Their discoveries included the ruins at copan. But interest in the lost civilizaon began to accelerate in the 18th century when father antonio de
Bureau with the details. Charlie, good morning. Good morning, annemarie. Police in geneva confirmed the copilot who is under arrest was the copilot of the plane. He used the bathroom and then locked the main pilot out. He then diverted the plane from its intended destination of rome to geneva where he claims he was seeking asylum. Now, once landed in geneva, the passengers were escorted out on the tarmac with their hands in the air as a security precaution. All were uninjured. They made a reaching stop in sudan before being diverted from its final destination from rome to switzerland. He surrendered himself to police on landing, lowered himself down from the cockpit by a rope. Annemarie . Charlie dagata in london. Thank you, charlie. Well, this morning the upper midwest is getting whacked with snow from iowa to ohio, snow and freezing rain. Winter storm warnings and advisories are posted from da coy ta to michigan. Up to six inches of snow is expected in chicago today. Thousands lost p
I would tnc for three weeks away from telephone, internet, and physical libraries, yet i was in the middle of a Research Project on Benjamin Franklin that required me to every material and french. Decided to use my time at sea by reviving my french. I chose a small paperback edition of jules verne, around the world in 80 days First Published in 1872. When i was busy and the ship by may ballot to the book. My french was good enough to my surprise that i enjoyed the story and as a historian i appreciated its detailed. Especially the nature of the protagonist. His london club remarks offhandedly the scheduled travel services can take a person around the world and 80 days. Prove it, and hes off. The ada measure was only conceivable by the late 19th century. In the age of sailing getting around the world had taken months or even years. The speed of my ship would have lost fog is bad. It was the invention of steam power but also the creation of regimented european empires around the globe, t
Looking for these types in bookstores this week and watch for the authors in the near future on booktv and on booktv. Org. Go to prizewinning historian James Mcpherson presents a history of the use of naval forces by the union and confederate armies during the civil war. Now on booktv. He reports on the impact that each navy made during the war, from union Naval Support of numerous battles, including vicksburg and new orleans to the confederates use of naval mines and the militaristic deployment of a submarine. Its a little under an hour. Good evening, everyone. Last time we met here on this very stage to talk about the civil war, jim, you are looking to finishing touches on your new book. You are preparing your publication as well. Now i have to do this the way they do it on the talk shows. Now, James Mcpherson war on the waters and craig, the civil war at sea, very handsomely done, are both out. Thats good because we get to resume our we barely scratched the surface. Lets get right t
Patrick and living in a country with president barack obama. One of the reasons you just stated in creating better access to both Educational Opportunities and health care which is eliminating all of those other disparities. Its important we not upset about the 99 of the 47 and just remember that there are people behind all of those percentages, and people that has been struggling and People Living in poverty. If you talk about the shrinking middle class, who were the joining . And so i want a president and governor and a major that believes in making those critical investment in physical infrastructure and in people that support the rule that everyone has to play in the economy including giving people in poverty on a pathway to selfsufficiency that is just as important. A round of applause for the panel. [applause] jim bendat correspondent for msnbc come i tv and sky news is next on booktv. For the next half hour, he talks of the history of president ial inauguration going back to 79.