1854
American philosopher Henry David Thoreau published Walden, an exploration of simple living and self-reliance that later inspired civil rights and non-violent movements worldwide.
1892
Thomas Edison secured a patent for the...
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.