FC Barcelona is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Founded in 1899 by a group of Swiss, English and Catalan footballers led by Joan Gamper, the club has become a symbol of Catalan culture and Catalanism, hence the motto "Més que un club" (More than a club). The official Barça anthem is the "Cant del Barça" written by Jaume Picas and Josep Maria Espinàs. Unlike many other football clubs, the supporters own and operate Barcelona. It is the world's second richest football club in terms of revenue, with an annual turnover of €398 million. The club holds a long-standing rivalry with Real Madrid, and matches between the two teams are referred to as "El Clásico". They are the current European football champions, and have won 21 La Liga, 25 Copa del Rey, 10 Supercopa de España, 3 Copa Eva Duarte and 2 Copa de la Liga trophies, and are the record holder for the latter four competitions. In international club football Barcelona have won four UEFA Champions League, a record four UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, four UEFA Super Cup, a record three Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and a record two FIFA Club World Cup trophies.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1745:

War of the Austrian Succession: French forces defeated the Anglo-Dutch-Hanoverian "Pragmatic Army" at the Battle of Fontenoy in the Austrian Netherlands in present day Belgium. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Fontenoy

1812:

In the lobby of the British House of Commons, Spencer Perceval became the first, and to date only, British Prime Minister to be assassinated. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spencer_Perceval

1894:

In response to a 28 percent wage cut, 4,000 Pullman Palace Car Company workers went on a strike in Illinois, bringing traffic west of Chicago to a halt. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pullman_Strike

1910:

Glacier National Park, located in the U.S. state of Montana, was designated a national park. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glacier_National_Park_(U.S.)

1985:

During an association football match between Bradford City and Lincoln City in Bradford, England, a flash fire consumed one side of the Valley Parade stadium, killing 56 attendees. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradford_City_stadium_fire

1997:

Deep Blue became the first computer to win a match against a world chess champion, when it defeated Garry Kasparov in six games. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_Blue_(chess_computer)

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

atheophobia: Fear or hatred of atheism or atheists. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/atheophobia

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

Our imagination is stretched to the utmost, not, as in fiction, to imagine things which are not really there, but just to comprehend those things which are there. --Richard Feynman https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Richard_Feynman