Guernica. Spanish Basque capital bombed by Germans for Franco, 1937. Euzkadi. Picasso. Spanish Civil War.

Guerra Santa (Holy War). 1848. Unsuccessful Italian revolution. Garibaldi. Mazzini.

Guimard, Hector. 1867-1942. French Art Nouveau architect, decorator. Paris Métro entrances.

Guinea. Fulani, Malinke, Soussou. 18C Moslem. 1882 French 1958 Independent.

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.

Gustav I. Vasa. 1496-1560. Elected Swedish king 1523-. Defeated Danes, dissolved Kalmar Union.

Gutenberg, Johannes. 1400-68. German printer, inventor of movable type.

Gypsies. 16C-. Nomadic peoples with Romany language. Probable Indian origin.

Hadley, George. 1685-1768. English climatologist: explained trade winds.

Hadrian. 76-138. Roman Emperor 117-. Built wall across England 122-36, Aelius Bridge 134. Rebuilt Greek cities.

Hagar. Sarah, Abraham’s wife’s handmaid. Mother of Ishmael.

Hahn, Otto. 1879-1968. German discoverer of Uranium fission 1938.

Hahnemann, Samuel. 1755-1843. German founder of homeopathy 1810.

Haig, Douglas. 1861-1928. British Commander-in-Chief France 1915-19. War of Attrition.

Halepa, Pact. 1878. Turks grant self-government to Cretan Greeks.

Halifax, First Earl of. 1661-1715. English Whig statesman. Started National Debt. Established Bank of England. 1694.

Halifax, First Earl of. 1881-1959. English statesman. Viceroy of India 1925-31, Foreign Secretary 1938-40.

Halifax Explosion. 1917. French arms boat explodes in harbour. 2000 casualties. Biggest man-made explosion until Hiroshima.

Hall, Charles. 1863-1914. US. Aluminum manufacturing process 1886.

Halles Market. 1110. Paris site of pillory. Covered 1854-6. Moved 1969.

Hallmark. 1300. First required in Britain.

Hamas. 1987-. Militant terrorist movement for elimination of Israel and establishment of a Palestinian state. Denounced 1993 peace agreement. PLO.

Hambach Festival. 1832. Young Germany demonstration.

Hamilton, Alexander. 1755-1804. US Federalist statesman. First Secretary of Treasury. Killed in duel by Burr.

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