Glenn, John. 1921- First American to orbit earth, 1962. US Senator 1974-.

Gold Rush. 1550 Bohemia. 1849 California. 1851 Australia. 1880s Rhodesia. 1886 South Africa. 1897 Klondike.

Grand Army of the Republic. 1866-1956. Political organization of American Civil War veterans.

Grant, Ulysses S. 1822-85. Commander-in-Chief Union army 1864-5 in US Civil War. President 1869-77.

Green Mountain Boys. 1770. Ethan Allen’s Vermont militia in American Revolution.

Greenbacks. US banknotes issued to support Civil War not backed by gold.

Greene, Graham. 1904-91. English cinematic thriller writer: Man Within 1929. Power and the Glory 1940. Third Man 1949. Quiet American 1955.

Gringo. 1847. Mexican pejorative for American. From “Green grow the rushes, oh”, sung during Mexican War.

Grosz, George. 1893-1959. German satirical artist/caricaturist. Pillars of Society.

Guatemala. Maya. 1523 Spain. 1822 Mexican Empire. 1823 CAF. 1839 Independent. Many Mayan revolts. 1954 CIA led coup. Military Dictatorship. 1980-96 Genocide. 1996 Peace.

Hale, Nathan. 1755-76. American Revolutionary spy. Executed by British -“I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country”.

Hall, G. Stanley. 1844-1924. US child psychologist. Founded American Journal of Psychology 1887.

Hancock, John. 1737-93. American revolutionary. First signer of Declaration of Independence.

Hanno. 5C BC. Carthaginian. Established colonies in West Africa.

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

Heine, Heinrich. 1797-1856. German lyric satirical Socialist poet. Young Germany. Lorelei. Atta Troll 1843-5.

Henrican Articles. 1573. Limited authority of Polish kings.

Henry the Navigator. 1394-1460. Portuguese prince. Sponsored African exploration. School of Navigation 1423.

Heron of Alexandria. 1C. Greek mathematician. Area of triangle. Metrica.

Hessians. German mercenaries fighting for Britain in American Revolution.

Hogarth, William. 1697-1764. English satirical mural painter. Founded Royal Academy 1739. Rake’s Progress 1732. Marriage à la Mode 1744. Pantheon 1764.

Honduras.<6000BC Inhabited. 4C Mayan. 1502 Columbus discovers. 1524 Spanish settle. 16C Slaves brought. 1821 Mexican Empire. 1823 CAF. 1838 Republic. >100 coups.

Hottentots. South African native tribe.

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

Huron. North America Indian tribe massacred by Iroquois 1648-50. Oklahoma.

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