Hancock, John. 1737-93. American revolutionary. First signer of Declaration of Independence.

Hand, Learned. 1872-1961. US jurist. Alcoa Antitrust case. Monopoly unlawful. No duty not to minimize one’s taxes 1947.

Handfasting. 1 yr trial marriage, Scotland.

Hannibal. 247-182BC. Carthaginian leader. Crossed the Alps with elephants in winter to attack Rome 217BC. St Bernard Pass. Punic Wars.

Hanno. 5C BC. Carthaginian. Established colonies in West Africa.

Hanover. Dynasty of Germany 1692-1866, Britain 1714-1901.

Hanseatic League. 1241-1669. Confederation of N German towns. Dominated N European trade 13-15C.

Hansson, Per. 1885-1946. Swedish Prime Minister 1932-. Maintained neutrality in WWII.

Hapsburg. Dynasty ruled Austria 1278-1918, Spain 1516-1700, Holy Roman Empire 1273-1806, Netherlands. 1712-97, Hungary 1526~1918.

Harald I. c850-933. First Norwegian king 860-930. Colonized Iceland c874.

Harald III. Norwegian king 1047-66. Killed invading England.

Harald Blue Tooth. c910-985. First Christian Danish king c940-. Unified Denmark, conquered Norway.

Hardecanute. c1019-42. King of English 1014-, Denmark 1028-.

Hardenberg, Karl von. 1750-1822. Prussian chancellor 1810- during Napoleonic Wars. Citizenship to Jews.

Hardie, Keir. 1856-1915. British. Founded Scottish Labour Party 1888, Independent Labour Party 1893.

Harding, Warren. 1865-1923. US Pres 1921-. Teapot Dome. Washington Conference.

Hardy, Thomas. 1840-1928. English novelist: Far from the Madding Crowd 1874; Mayor of Casterbridge 1886; Jude the Obscure 1896. Man as victim of fate. -“the worth encompassed by the inevitable”.

Hargreaves, James. -1778. English. Invented spinning jenny 1764.

Harley, Robert. 1661-1724. British Tory Secretary of State 1704-8. Head of Tory ministry 1710-14.

Harmodius. -514BC. Failed assassin of Hippias.

Harold II. Last Saxon king of England, 1066. Killed at Hastings.

Harper’s Ferry. 1859. John Brown raids arsenal to start slave uprising.

Harrington, James. 1611-77. English idealist utopian writer. Oceana 1656.

Harris, Arthur. 1892-1984. WWII air marshal. Saturation bombing.

Harris, Lawren. 1885-1970. Canadian landscape, abstract painter. Group of Seven. Lake and Mountains 1928.

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