Guederian, Heinz. 1888-1954. German general. Invented blitzkrieg 1940.

Guevara, Che. 1928-67. Argentine revolutionary in Cuba, Bolivia. Revolution must precede communism.

Hales, Stephen. 1677-1761. British. Isolated oxygen 1727. Blood pressure 1726.

Hammarskjold, Dag. 1905-61. Swedish UN Secretary General 1953-.

Hampton, Wade. 1818-1902. Confederate general. Raised Hampton’s Legion. Governor of SC 1876-8.

Hastings, Warren. 1732-1818. First English Gov-Gen of Bengal, 1772-84/5. Impeached...acquitted.

Hebbel, Friedrich. 1813-63. German psychological poet, playwright. Nibelungen 1862.

Hengist and Horsa. 5C. Legendary Jute brothers, founded Kent. Fought Britons.

Henry II. 1133-1189. Plantagenet king of England 1154-. Common Law system. Married Eleanor of Aquitaine. Angevin Empire. Becket. Rosamund.

Hiawatha. 15C Onondaga chief, legendary founder of League of 5 nations. Longfellow.

Historia Regum Britanniae. c1135. Geoffrey of Monmouth’s history of Britain from legendary founding. Popularized legends of King Arthur.

Hope, Thomas. 1769-1831. English Regency furniture designer and author.

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

Huang Ti. Legendary founder of Taoism.

Huygens, Christiaan. 1629-95. Dutch physicist, mathematician. Discovered Saturn’s rings 1655. Pendulum clock 1657. Centripetal force 1659. Conservation of Energy 1669. Wave theory of light 1678.

Hydrogen Bomb. Thermonuclear or H-Bomb. 1952 US. 1953 USSR. 1957 Britain. 1968 France. 1971 China. 1974 India. ? Israel. Atomic Bomb.

Indulgence. 800 Pardon for sin in place of penance. Granted by church, 12C as reward to Crusaders. Sold by church, 1313-. Abuse by Leo X led to Reformation.

Indulgence, Declaration. 1662,72. Charles II grants toleration of Nonconformists. Voided by Parliament. 1687. James II suspends penal laws against Catholics causing Glorious Revolution.

Inflation. General rise of prices of goods and services.

Intelligentsia. 19C. Educated middle class Russians seeking reform.

International Labour Organization. ILO. 1919- Agency of League of Nations, United Nations.

Ionesco, Eugène. 1912-94. Romanian/French dramatist of Absurd. Bald Prima Donna 1950. Rhinoceros 1959.

Ionian School. 6C BC. Greek philosophers. Thales. Araximanedes. Diogenes. Explained phenomena in terms of physical forces.

Iphigeneia. Greek daughter of Agamemnon, sacrificed to save the Achaean fleet.

Irene. 752-803. Byzantine regent for Constantine VI 780-790. Deposed him...empress 797-. Iconophile.

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