Sheffield Wednesday F.C. is one of the oldest football clubs in England; this season they play in the Football League. Based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, Sheffield Wednesday's chief rivals are Sheffield United F.C. with whom they play in the Steel City Derby. As of 2006, The Owls have won four league titles, three FA Cups and one League Cup, but their League Cup triumph (secured in 1991) is their only major trophy since World War II. They did reach both domestic cup finals in 1993, but lost 2-1 to Arsenal each time. Sheffield Wednesday currently play in the Football League Championship. Home games are played at Hillsborough stadium in Sheffield, which had staged numerous FA Cup semi-finals prior to the 1989 Hillsborough disaster which claimed the lives of 96 Liverpool fans.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1893: The Citizens' Committee of Public Safety led by Lorrin A. Thurston overthrew the government of Queen Liliʻuokalani of the Kingdom of Hawaii. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liliuokalani)

1929: Popeye the Sailor, a cartoon character created by E. C. Segar, first appeared in newspaper comic strips. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popeye)

1946: The United Nations Security Council held its first meeting at Church House in London. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council)

1977: Convicted murderer Gary Gilmore was executed by a firing squad in Utah, ending a four-year moratorium on the death penalty in the United States. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States)

1995: The Great Hanshin Earthquake struck near Kobe, Japan, killing over 6,000 people and causing over ten trillion yen in damage. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Hanshin_earthquake)

_____________________ Wikiquote of the day:

Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. -- Benjamin Franklin (http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin)