Honecker, Erich. 1912-94. East German President 1971-89.

Honorius I. Pope 625-638. Condemned posthumously as heretic. Infallibility questioned.

Honorius Flavius. 384-423. Roman Emperor of the West 393-. Rome sacked by Visigoths 410.

Hoover, Herbert. 1874-1964. US President 1929-33. Hoover Dam. St. Lawrence Seaway. Opposed direct federal aid to unemployed during Depression.

Hopper, Edward. 1882-1967. US realist painter. Nighthawks 1942.

Horatio. Roman hero. Stood alone vs Etruscan army.

Hospitallers, Knights. 11C-. Order of St. John. First devoted to aid of pilgrims to Holy Land. Prominent in crusades. Bought Rhodes 1309. Expelled by Ottomans, 1522. Given Malta by Charles V, 1530. Expelled by Napoleon, 1798. = Knights of Malta.

Hostage Crisis. 1979-81. Iranian miltants sieze US Embassy. Hold 52 hostages 444 days.

Hôtel de Ville, Paris (Town Hall). Designed by Il Bocardo, 1533.

Houphouët-Boigny, Félix. 1905-93. West African leader. President of Ivory Coast 1960-.

Houston, Sam. 1793-1863. Texas Commander in revolt vs Mexico 1835-6. President, Texas Republic 1836~44.

Hoxha, Enver. 1908-85. Albanian Marxist-Leninist dicatator 1944-.

Hsia. 1994-1523BC. Legendary first Chinese dynasty.

Hu Yaobang. 1915-89. Liberal Chinese Communist Party chairman. Death led to Tiananmen demonstrations.

Huai Hai, Battle. 1948-9. Chinese communists gain control of key routes.

Hubertusburg Treaty. 1763. Prussia/Austria end 7 Years War. Prussia established as power.

Hudson’s Bay Company. 1670-. England. Explored Canada. Sought NW passage. Trading posts. Fur trade. Monopoly 1821-58. Seven Oaks Massacre.

Hugh Capet. c941-996. First of the Capetian dynasty of French kings 987-. Son of Hugh the Great.

Hugh of St. Victor. 1096-1141. Led prominent school of St. Victor, Paris.

Hughes, Ted. 1930-98. English poet laureate 1984-. Birthday Letters 1998. Sylvia Plath.

Huguenots. 1510-18C. Persecuted French Calvinist Protestants. 300,000 expelled 1685. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre. Wars of Religion. Edict of Nantes. Henry of Navarre. Declaration of Rights of Man, 1789.

Hui-neng. 638-713. Chinese Zen priest. Satori-sudden enlightenment.

Hukbalahap Rebellion. 1946-54. Unsuccessful Communist guerillas vs Roxas in Philippines.

Hull, Cordell. 1871-1955. US Secretary of State. UN founder. Trade agreements.

Human Rights. Agreed natural rights for all mankind. Stoics. Declaration of the Rights of Man 1789. Bill of Rights 1791. Buisson. Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948. Amnesty International.

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