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Holyroodhouse. 1501 Edinburgh Palace.
Homer. 8C BC. Greek poet: reputed to have written the Iliad 748 and Odyssey 727BC.
Homestead Acts. 1862 US grants 160 acres free to 5yr settlers. 1885 NZ, 1893 W. Australia grant free land to immigrants. Canada 160 acres for $10..
Honduras.<6000BC Inhabited. 4C Mayan. 1502 Columbus discovers. 1524 Spanish settle. 16C Slaves brought. 1821 Mexican Empire. 1823 CAF. 1838 Republic. >100 coups.
Hong Kong. 1841 British. 1898 Leased from China for 99 years. 1997 China.
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.
Hooft, Pieter. 1581-1647. Dutch Renaissance poet and playwright.
Hooke, Robert. 1635-1703. English inventor of balance spring watch. Diffraction 1672. Wave theory of light.
Hoover, Herbert. 1874-1964. US President 1929-33. Hoover Dam. St. Lawrence Seaway. Opposed direct federal aid to unemployed during Depression.
Hope, Thomas. 1769-1831. English Regency furniture designer and author.
Hope Hawkins, Anthony. 1863-1933. English author. Prisoner of Zenda 1894.
Hopkins, Gerald Manley. 1844-89. English poet.
Hopper, Grace. 1906-92. US Admiral. Pioneer computer programmer 1944. “Debugged” Mark I by removing moth.
Horatio. Roman hero. Stood alone vs Etruscan army.
Horthy, Miklós. 1868-1957. Hungarian ruler 1920-44.
Horus. Egyptian deity of sunlight and goodness. Falcon.
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-.
Howard, Catherine. 1521-42. 5th wife of Henry VIII. Beheaded.
Howe, Julia. 1819-1910. US suffragette author: Battle Hymn of the Republic.
Hoyle, Edmond. 1672-1769. English game expert.