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(Encyclopedia) House of Representatives: see Congress of the United States.Houses of Parliament
(Encyclopedia) Houses of Parliament: see Westminster Palace.Houston, University of
(Encyclopedia) Houston, University of, at Houston, Tex.; coeducational; est. 1927 as a junior college, became a four-year institution in 1934, became a state-supported university in 1963. Campuses at…Hesse, Philip of
(Encyclopedia) Hesse, Philip of: see Philip of Hesse.Hesychius of Alexandria
(Encyclopedia) Hesychius of AlexandriaHesychius of Alexandriahēsĭkˈēəs [key], fl. 5th cent.?, Alexandrian grammarian. Hesychius is known as the compiler of an invaluable lexicon, a glossary of…Hook of Holland
(Encyclopedia) Hook of Holland: see Hoek van Holland.Horn of Africa
(Encyclopedia) Horn of Africa, peninsula, NE Africa, opposite the S Arabia Peninsula. Also known as the Somali Peninsula, it encompasses Somalia and E Ethiopia and is the easternmost extension of the…Hanover, house of
(Encyclopedia) Hanover, house of, ruling dynasty of Hanover (see Hanover, province), which was descended from the Guelphs and which in 1714 acceded to the British throne in the person of George I.…Angus, earls of
(Encyclopedia) Angus, earls of. For Scottish nobles thus titled, use Douglas, Archibald.Abraham, Plains of
(Encyclopedia) Abraham, Plains of, fairly level field adjoining the upper part of the city of Quebec, Canada. There, in 1759, the English under Gen. James Wolfe defeated the French under Gen. Louis…Trending
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