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Illinois, University of
(Encyclopedia) Illinois, University of, main campus at Urbana-Champaign; land-grant with state and federal support; coeducational; chartered 1867, opened 1868 as Illinois Industrial Univ., renamed…Hubertusburg, Peace of
(Encyclopedia) Hubertusburg, Peace ofHubertusburg, Peace ofh&oomacr;bĕrˈt&oobreve;sb&oobreve;rkh [key], 1763, treaty signed on Feb. 15 between Austria and Prussia at the end of the Seven…Hypsicles of Alexandria
(Encyclopedia) Hypsicles of AlexandriaHypsicles of Alexandriahĭpˈsĭklēz [key], astronomer of ancient Greece. Some authorities place Hypsicles in the 2d cent. b.c. and some in the 2d cent. a.d. The…Hildebert of Lavardin
(Encyclopedia) Hildebert of LavardinHildebert of Lavardinhĭlˈdəbərt, lăvˈərdĭn; lävärdăNˈ [key], c.1056–1133, French churchman, bishop of Le Mans (1096–1125), and archbishop of Tours (1125–33). He…Hildebrand, Lay of
(Encyclopedia) Hildebrand, Lay of, fragment of an epic in mixed Low and Old High German composed c.800 in the monastery of Fulda. Hildebrand, armorer of Dietrich of Bern (Theodoric the Great),…Antalcidas, Peace of
(Encyclopedia) Antalcidas, Peace of: see Corinthian War.House of Commons
(Encyclopedia) House of Commons: see Parliament.House of Lords
(Encyclopedia) House of Lords: see Parliament.House of Representatives
(Encyclopedia) House of Representatives: see Congress of the United States.Houses of Parliament
(Encyclopedia) Houses of Parliament: see Westminster Palace.Trending
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