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

Hammerstein, Oscar. 1895-1960. US librettist. Oklahoma! 1943. Rogers.

Hammurabi. -1750BC. Babylonian king 1792- who codified the law.

Hampton Court Conference. 1604. James I authorizes bible translation. 300 Puritans ejected from office, a cause of Civil War.

Hamsun, Knut. 1859-1952. Norwegian modernist writer. Hunger 1890.

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

Hand, Learned. 1872-1961. US jurist. Alcoa Antitrust case. Monopoly unlawful. No duty not to minimize one’s taxes 1947.

Handfasting. 1 yr trial marriage, Scotland.

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

Hapsburg. Dynasty ruled Austria 1278-1918, Spain 1516-1700, Holy Roman Empire 1273-1806, Netherlands. 1712-97, Hungary 1526~1918.

Harald I. c850-933. First Norwegian king 860-930. Colonized Iceland c874.

Harald III. Norwegian king 1047-66. Killed invading England.

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

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

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

Harris, Lawren. 1885-1970. Canadian landscape, abstract painter. Group of Seven. Lake and Mountains 1928.

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

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

Hart, Moss. 1904-61. US playwright. You Can’t Take It with You 1936.

Harvey, William. 1578-1657. English doctor, discovered circulation of blood 1616-28. On Reproduction 1651.

Hasidism. 18C-. Jewish sect founded by Eliezer, called Ba’al Shem-Tov. Stresses good-heartedness over scholarship, mystical approach to God.

Haskala. 18-19C Cultural movement to move European Jews from ghettos into mainstream.

Hastings, Battle. 1066. William defeats Harold II, conquers England for Normandy.

Hauptman, Gerhart. 1862-1946. Polish/German poet and writer. The Weavers 1892.

Haussman. Baron. 1809-91. Parisian town plan, 1852. Opera House. Bois de Boulogne.

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