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Hallmark. 1300. First required in Britain.
Hallstatt. ~1100BC. Pioneer iron-age culture in Austria. Spread to Spain, Greece.
Hals, Frans. c1580-1666. Dutch portrait painter: Laughing Cavalier 1624. Nurse and Child c1620.
Hamas. 1987-. Militant terrorist movement for elimination of Israel and establishment of a Palestinian state. Denounced 1993 peace agreement. PLO.
Hambach Festival. 1832. Young Germany demonstration.
Hamid II, Abdul. 1842-1915. Despotic Turkish Sultan, 1876-1909.
Hamilcar Barca. -228BC. Hannibal’s father.
Hamilton, Alexander. 1755-1804. US Federalist statesman. First Secretary of Treasury. Killed in duel by Burr.
Hamilton, James. 1606-49. Scottish Royalist. Defeated by Cromwell. Hanged.
Hamilton, William Rowan. 1805-65. Irish mathematician. Unification of optics and dynamics. Quaternion Theory.
Hamilton-Gordon, George. 1784-1860. British Prime Minister 1852-55. Oregon Treaty. Crimean War.
Hamman, Johann. 1730-88. German Pietism founder.
Hammarskjold, Dag. 1905-61. Swedish UN Secretary General 1953-.
Hammerstein, Oscar. 1895-1960. US librettist. Oklahoma! 1943. Rogers.
Hammett, Dashiell. 1894-1961. US detective story writer. The Thin Man 1952. Maltese Falcon 1930.
Hampden, John. 1594-1643. English parliamentary leader.
Hampton, Wade. 1818-1902. Confederate general. Raised Hampton’s Legion. Governor of SC 1876-8.
Hampton Court Conference. 1604. James I authorizes bible translation. 300 Puritans ejected from office, a cause of Civil War.
Hamsun, Knut. 1859-1952. Norwegian modernist writer. Hunger 1890.
Han. 202BC-220. Chinese dynasty. Promoted Confucianism, education, culture, bureaucracy. KaoTsu.
Han Wu Ti. 156-87BC. Chinese Emperor 140-. Confucianism as state religion. Exam system for civil service used to 20C.
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.
Handel, George Frideric. 1685-1759. German/ English composer of oratorio, Italian opera. Peak of polyphonic music. Water Music 1717. Messiah 1741. Music for Royal Fireworks 1749.