Hirohito. 1901-89. Emperor of Japan, 1926-. Renounced his own divinity. WWII.

Hiroshima. Japanese city destroyed 1945 by first A-bomb. 75000 killed.

Hispania. Roman for Spain and Portugal.

Hiss, Alger. 1904-96. Alleged communist spy in US State Department. Jailed for perjury 1950-4.

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

Hitchcock, Alfred. 1899-1980. English/US horror film maker. 39 Steps 1935. Psycho 1960.

Hitler, Adolf. 1889-1945. Austrian/German Nazi Chancellor 1933-, dictator 1934-. Expansionist policies led to WWII. Mein Kampf 1925.

Hittites. c2300-1170BC. Asia Minor Empire c1400-. Discovered iron smelting. Hieroglyphics.

Ho Chi Minh. 1890-1969. North Vietnamese Communist President 1945-.

Ho Hsien-ku. Only female of Eight Immortals of Taoism.

Hoban, James. 1762-1831. US architect. White House 1792.

Hobbes, Thomas. 1588-1679. English Materialist Determinist philosopher. Nominalist. Royalist. Good is that which brings pleasure; evil, pain. Mind is the result of physical activity in the brain. Elements of Law 1640. Leviathan 1651.

Hobson, John. 1858-1940. British pre-Keynesian economist. Imperialism 1902.

Hobson, Tobias. Cambridge innkeeper who offered no choice of hired horse. -“Hobson’s choice”.

Hochelaga. -c1600. Iroquois village at site of Montreal. Discovered 1535 by Cartier.

Hodler, Ferdinand. 1853-1918. Swiss Symbolist artist. The Night 1890.

Hofer, Andreas. 1767-1810. Austrian. Led peasant rebellions vs French and Bavarians 1809-10.

Hoffmann, August. 1798-1874. German poet. Deutschland über alles 1841.

Hofmann. Synthetic rubber, 1909.

Hofmann, Hans. 1880-1966. German/US improvising painter. Influenced Abstract Expressionism.

Hofmannsthal, Hugo von. 1874-1929. Austrian poet, librettist. Elektra 1903.

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

Hogue, La. Battle. 1692. England defeats French navy to prevent invasion.

Hohenlinden, Battle. 1800. French defeat Austria. Last major battle of War of 2nd Coalition.

Hohenstaufen. German dynasty. Ruled Holy Roman Empire 1138-1254. Welfs.

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