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.

Handfasting. 1 yr trial marriage, Scotland.

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

Hanover, Treaty. 1725. England, France, Prussia oppose Vienna Treaty.

Hansard. 1774-. Official British parliamentary report.

Hanson, John. 1721-83. American revolutionary. US. ’president’ 1781-2 under Articles of Confederation.

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

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

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.

Harmony Society. Protestant celibate ascetic communal sect. Founded Harmony, PA 1806.

Harmsworth, Harold. 1868-1940. English newspaper publisher. Daily Mail.

Harnack, Adolf von. 1851-1930. German theological historian. History of Dogma 1886-9.

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

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

Harriman, W. Averell. 1891-1986. US negotiator of Nuclear Test Ban Treaty 1963.

Harris, Joel. 1848-1908. US author: Brer Rabbit, Uncle Remus stories. Tar-Baby 1904.

Harris, Paul. 1868-1947. US lawyer. Founded Rotary International 1905.

Harris, Roy. 1898-1979. US National music composer. Oklahoma flavour. Assymetric rhythms.

Harris Treaty. 1858. Japan-US trade opened.

Harrison, Frederic. 1831-1923. English Positivist: Philosophy of Common Sense 1907.

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