archaeologist george stuart. stuart: this is a color facsimile of the dresden codex -- actual size, real colors. it's made on, like the others, on bark paper sized with lime plaster, on which the images were painted with fine hair brushes and pigment in about, oh, five or six different colors. keach: many of these books were discovered by the sixteenth century spanish. they were said to be filled with genealogies, prophesies and religious beliefs. but to the spanish conquerors, they were blasphemous. in 1562, bishop diego de landa ordered them destroyed. "we found a large number of books in these characters, "and as they contained nothing "in which there were not to be seen "superstition and lies of the devil, "we burned them all, "which caused them much affliction." ironically, a book by bishop landa himself proved crucial to the understanding of maya writing. stuart: and in it is everything that he observed in yucatan about the maya, about their ceremonial cycles, their ritual calendars. he even had pictures of

george washington. and it's from the portrait that was painted by gilbert stuart. he was an artist from rhode island, and it's the most famous portrait of george washington. but there were brothers who were put in charge of creating the image for the flag, and they went about designing it, coming up with all the different lettering. they had it perfect, except the image they had of george washington came from a box of cough syrup, and it just wouldn't do. and in the 11th hour, they found gilbert stuart's portrait of george washington. they put it on the flag. it was accepted by the legislators in washington, and we still have that flag today. >> with "flag facts," i'm brandon. >> online quizzes can be a fun way to put your skills to the test or to take a well-deserved break from all that tedious homework. think you have what it takes to name all 50 jelly belly flavors in just seven minutes? what about naming the villains from disney movies? sporcle.com has over 100,000 stimulating games just waiting to challenge you. the website also lets you create your own quizzes

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but it was here in the first version of the beatles john, paul and george along with pete on drums and stuartately the band. persuaded two friends, photographers to come and listen. the artist look was an at this timist of the james dean image. >> it was really greasy and swooped up and -- >> persuaded the band to adopt the mop-top hairstyle. this limited edition of the photographs of the period is brainchild of musician and unofficial beatles historian. for him, the archaeological dig of rock and roll. >> this is where it all began. >> it's still a venue, surprisingly. >> club owners have bands eight or more hours a night. >> musicians and making people dance. >> the owner would say, make a show. the beatles obliged. leaping up and down on the stage until they finally broke it. the band earliest gigs were at the bottom end of the club chain. they lived in a broom closet size room of a soft upon music house. they kept going by using diet pills as uppers, obligingly provided by the wash room attendant whom they called mother. >> if you wanted some pep-up pills. she had it all. >> the grueling

stuart: can you name it four of them? judge napolitano: ringo, john, george, sir paul. would say yes, i am. liz: and younger than the rolling stones. stuart: you are off the hook. the play list tomorrow. olympic hockey player t. j. oshi gaining international stardom, a public. could it be that timidly sells big? we talk to an olympic medalist at the break. >> the american team is frill to win in the russian team is missing. >> we come from 2 different types of shooter. ♪ [ indistinct shouting ] [ male announcer ] time and sales data. spt-second stats. [ indistinct shouting ] ♪ it's so close to the options floor... [ indistincthouting, bell dinging ] ...you'll bust your brain box. ♪ all othinkorsm from td ameritrade. ♪ stuart: the head of new jersey transit reportedly could be out of a job as a result of the post superbowl delays. thousands of fans stranded after the big game. looks like he will take the fall. king digital entertainment make the popular game can be crushed. an ipo, it is a multi-billion dollar valuation. big pharma deal, activists, $25 billion cash and s

stuart: i didn't know that. paul mccartney. window. >> ringo starr, he is my favorite. charles: georgeic analysis and commentator in america today and this is an honor to be on your program. cheryl: $56 billion in new spending paid for by tax hikes on the rich. that is the president's new budget plan. one republican calls and throwing in the towel. new truce in the ukraine. president and opposition leaders promising to end the violence that killed dozens of people. reelection will be held. the joint debt plan, retirees and creditors should learn how much they are getting hits and under armor with the u.s. speedskating team despite the curveball over its soothes. all that and more including connell mcshane up this our, markets now. connell: it is not the easiest word to say on the air. dagen: i have more trouble saying wayne rogers.