The 1927 FA Cup Final was an association football match between Cardiff City and Arsenal on 23 April 1927 at the Empire Stadium, the original Wembley Stadium (pictured). With 91,206 in attendance, the final was the showpiece match of English football's primary cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup. A concert held before the game included "Abide with Me"; singing this song before the match has since become a cup final tradition. For the first time, the final was broadcast on the radio by the BBC. Cardiff, one of the few Welsh teams taking part in the cup competition, won the match 1–0; the goal was credited to Hughie Ferguson after his shot slipped out of the hands of Arsenal goalkeeper Dan Lewis. The victory remains the only occasion the trophy, which was previously known as the "English Cup", has been won by a team based outside England. Cardiff did not reach the FA Cup final again until 2008.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1661:

Charles II was crowned King of England, Scotland and Ireland at Westminster Abbey in London. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_II_of_England

1920:

The Grand National Assembly of Turkey, the country's unicameral legislature, first met in Ankara in the midst of the Turkish War of Independence. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_National_Assembly_of_Turkey

1954:

Batting for the Milwaukee Braves against Vic Raschi of the St. Louis Cardinals, Hank Aaron hit the first of his 755 home runs in Major League Baseball. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hank_Aaron

2010:

Arizona governor Jan Brewer signed into law the controversial anti–illegal immigration bill SB 1070, much of which was later struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arizona_SB_1070

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

Gramarye: (literary, Arthurian, rare) The island of Britain. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Gramarye

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A great while ago the world begun, With hey, ho, the wind and the rain: But that's all one, our play is done, And we'll strive to please you every day.   --Twelfth Night https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Twelfth_Night