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Pacific/Belligerent
Pacific: adjective - making, or tending to make
peace, resulting in reconciliation; appeasing, conciliatory, calming; of a peaceful
character, peaceable; characterized by calm or peace, tranquil.
Belligerent: adjective - waging war regularly, as
recognized by law; aggressively hostile, pugnacious; pertaining to a
belligerent.
'In the world, whilst the
general perception of Switzerland and Norway tends to the pacific, many nations
view the USA as belligerent, due to its chosen stance as policeman of the
globe.'
'Jenny stepped lightly
between the boys, her gentle touch on each of their arms, a pacific influence
on what had promised to be an ugly conflict over her charms.'
'Always ready for a fight,
Tony was known as a bully in the streets and feared because of his belligerent
nature and readiness to use his fists or any available weapon to get his own
way.'
1669 - The first jury
trial was held in Delaware, resulting in Marcus Jacobson being condemned for
insurrection and suffering a sentence of flogging, branding & slavery.
1920 - Bob Hope became an
American citizen, creating the 'loss' of a great comedian to the British but
extending his talents to the wider world in the process.
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