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Glencoe Massacre. 1692. Campbells kill 38 MacDonalds for late oath of allegiance to King William.
Goliad Massacre. 1836. 350 Texan prisoners by Mexico in War for Independence.
Guise, Francois, duc de. 1519-63. Massacred Huguenots at Vassy, 1562, starting War of Religion.
Guise, Henri, duc de. 1550-88. Partipated in St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre. Founded Catholic League 1576. Led revolt against Henry III. Murdered.
Herod. 73-4BC. King of Judaea 37BC-. Massacre of the Innocents.
Heydrich, Reinhard. 1904-42. Deputy head SS. Assassination led to Lidice massacre.
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..
Hudson’s Bay Company. 1670-. England. Explored Canada. Sought NW passage. Trading posts. Fur trade. Monopoly 1821-58. Seven Oaks Massacre.
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.
Huron. North America Indian tribe massacred by Iroquois 1648-50. Oklahoma.
Indian Mutiny. 1857-9. Indian troops rebel vs British officers. Months of violence, massacres. East India Act. Ended Mogul Empire.
Innocents, Massacre of. 4BC. Herod has all Bethlehem infants murdered.
Janissaries. 1330-1826. Ottoman sultan’s powerful bodyguard. First recruited from Christian children. Massacred by Mahmud II after revolt.
Jonestown Massacre. 1978. 913 followers of US cult leader James Jones commit suicide in Guyana.
Katyn Affair. 1940 massacre of Polish officers by Russian troops discovered 1943. Denied, blamed on Nazis. Ignored by Allies. Soviets admit responsibility, 1992.
Kent State Massacre. 1970. Ohio National Guardsmen kill 4 student anti-Vietnam War demonstrators.
Key, Francis Scott. 1779-1843. US lawyer/poet. Star Spangled Banner 1814 based on music from English drinking song To Anacreon in Heaven. US National anthem 1931-.
Killiecrankie, Battle. 1689. Jacobites massacre Royalists.
Koran. (Qur’an.) 615-32. Islamic sacred book of God’s revelations to Muhammad.
Linacre, Thomas. 1460-1524. English physician, translator of Galen.
Macready, William. 1793-1873. English actor. Rivalry with Forrest caused NY Opera House Riot, 1849.
Mahavira, Vardhamana. 599-527BC. Indian founder of Jainism: -“All life is sacred”.
Maronite. Syrian Roman Catholic Church. 7C Settled Lebanon. 1182- Under Vatican. 1860 Druze massacre Maronites. 1920 Lebanon. Phalangists.
Mathura. Indian city sacred to Hindu as birthplace of Krsna.
Menendez de Aviles, Pedro. 1519-74. Spanish colonist. Massacred Huguenots in Florida 1565.