1920
The League of Nations convened for the first time in Paris, representing one of the earliest international initiatives aimed at maintaining global peace and cooperation.
1969
Jan Palach, a Czech student,...
sacrilegious
Definition
adjective
1. committing or characterized by a technical and not necessarily intrinsically outrageous violation (such as improper reception of a sacrament) of what is sacred because consecrated to God;
smite
DEFINITION
verb
1. to strike sharply or heavily;
2a. to kill or severely injure by striking;
b. to attack or afflict suddenly and injuriously;
3. to affect as if by striking.