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From today's featured article ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/1871_FA_Cup.jpg/120px-1871_FA_Cup.jpg) FA Cup trophy presented in 1876 FA Cup trophy presented in 1876 The **[1876 FA Cup final](/wiki/1876_FA_Cup_final)** was an [association football](/wiki/Association_football) match between [Wanderers F.C.](/wiki/Wanderers_F.C.) and [Old Etonians F.C.](/wiki/Old_Etonians_F.C.) on 11March 1876 at the [Kennington Oval](/wiki/The_Oval) in London. The Wanderers had won the [FA Cup](/wiki/FA_Cup) *(trophy used at the time pictured)* twice, while the Etonians were playing their second consecutive final. Both teams had conceded only one goal in the four earlier rounds of the competition. The match ended in a 1–1 draw, the second consecutive [FA Cup final](/wiki/FA_Cup_final) to finish level and require a [replay](/wiki/Replay_(sports)#Association_football). [John Hawley Edwards](/wiki/John_Hawley_Edwards) scored for the Wanderers, but the Etonians equalised with a goal credited in modern publications to [Alexander Bonsor](/wiki/Alexander_Bonsor). A week later, the teams met again at the same venue. The Etonians were forced to make several changes to their line-up due to players being unavailable, and the Wanderers won 3–0. [Charles Wollaston](/wiki/Charles_Wollaston) and [Thomas Bridges Hughes](/wiki/Thomas_Bridges_Hughes) scored a goal apiece in a five-minute spell before half-time, and Hughes added the third early in the second half. *(**[Thisarticle](/wiki/1876_FA_Cup_final)** is part of a [featured topic](/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_topics): **[Wanderers F.C.*](/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_topics/Wanderers_F.C.)**) Recently featured: [Duckport Canal](/wiki/Duckport_Canal) [Zungeni Mountain skirmish](/wiki/Zungeni_Mountain_skirmish) [Luisa Capetillo](/wiki/Luisa_Capetillo) Did you know... ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Populus_Hotel_Construction_Denver_Colorado_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg/250px-Populus_Hotel_Construction_Denver_Colorado_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg) Populus Denver Populus Denver ... that the facade of **[Populus Denver](/wiki/Populus_Denver)** *(pictured)* has been compared to a "cheese grater"? ... that **[Dalmatius](/wiki/Dalmatius)** was murdered by his soldiers during a massacre that killed nearly all the male members of the [Constantinian dynasty](/wiki/Constantinian_dynasty)? ... that news of **[the deadliest cyclone in the Southern Hemisphere](/wiki/1973_Flores_cyclone)** took a month to reach authorities? ... that **[Israel Keyes](/wiki/Israel_Keyes)** buried "murder kits", containing weapons and supplies, years before using them in his crimes? ... that the character designer for ***[Drill Dozer](/wiki/Drill_Dozer)*** had his wife model with two [roll cakes](/wiki/Swiss_roll) on her head to create the main character's hair? ... that **[Harold Orlob](/wiki/Harold_Orlob)** was not credited as a composer of the 1909 hit song "I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now" until he sued in 1947? ... that ***[The Mosquito Bowl](/wiki/The_Mosquito_Bowl)*** is based on a college football game played before the [battle of Okinawa](/wiki/Battle_of_Okinawa)? ... that a painting by **[Adelaide Ironside](/wiki/Adelaide_Ironside)** modelled its depiction of Christ on the Italian general [Giuseppe Garibaldi](/wiki/Giuseppe_Garibaldi)? ... that the commissioner of the New York City Department of Bridges did not classify the **[High Bridge](/wiki/High_Bridge_(New_York_City))** as a bridge? In the news ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Ayatollah_Mojtaba_Khamenei%2C_March_8%2C_2026_%28cropped%29.jpg/250px-Ayatollah_Mojtaba_Khamenei%2C_March_8%2C_2026_%28cropped%29.jpg) Mojtaba Khamenei in March 2026 Mojtaba Khamenei [Mojtaba Khamenei](/wiki/Mojtaba_Khamenei) *(pictured)* **[is elected](/wiki/2026_Iranian_Supreme_Leader_election)** [Supreme Leader of Iran](/wiki/Supreme_Leader_of_Iran) following [the assassination](/wiki/Assassination_of_Ali_Khamenei) of his father, [Ali Khamenei](/wiki/Ali_Khamenei). **[Flooding](/wiki/2026_Kenya_floods)** in Kenya leaves at least 43 people dead. **[The Winter Paralympics](/wiki/2026_Winter_Paralympics)** [open](/wiki/2026_Winter_Paralympics_opening_ceremony) in northern Italy. Israel and the United States launch strikes on Iran, [killing senior officials](/wiki/List_of_Iranian_officials_killed_during_the_2026_Iran_war) and sparking **[a wider war](/wiki/2026_Iran_war)**. A [Lockheed C-130 Hercules](/wiki/Lockheed_C-130_Hercules) of the [Bolivian Air Force](/wiki/Bolivian_Air_Force) **[crashes into a road](/wiki/2026_Bolivian_Air_Force_Lockheed_C-130_crash)** in [El Alto](/wiki/El_Alto), killing more than 20 people. On this day **[March 11](/wiki/March_11)** ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Rigoletto_premiere_poster-res.jpg/250px-Rigoletto_premiere_poster-res.jpg) Premiere poster of Rigoletto Premiere poster of *Rigoletto* [1851](/wiki/1851) – The first performance of Verdi's ***[Rigoletto](/wiki/Rigoletto)*** took place at [La Fenice](/wiki/La_Fenice) in Venice *(poster pictured)*. [1993](/wiki/1993) – The [U.S. Senate](/wiki/United_States_Senate) unanimously confirmed **[Janet Reno](/wiki/Janet_Reno)** as the first female [United States attorney general](/wiki/United_States_Attorney_General). [2007](/wiki/2007) – Georgian authorities accused Russia of orchestrating **[a helicopter attack](/wiki/2007_Georgia_helicopter_incident)** in the [Kodori Valley](/wiki/Kodori_Valley), in the breakaway territory of [Abkhazia](/wiki/Abkhazia). [2010](/wiki/2010) – During the inauguration of Chilean president [Sebastián Piñera](/wiki/Sebasti%C3%A1n_Pi%C3%B1era), **[earthquakes](/wiki/2010_Pichilemu_earthquakes)** registering 6.9 and 7.0 [](/wiki/Seismic_magnitude_scales#Mw) struck the [O'Higgins Region](/wiki/O%27Higgins_Region) near the city of [Pichilemu](/wiki/Pichilemu), causing widespread damage. [2020](/wiki/2020) – The [World Health Organization (WHO)](/wiki/World_Health_Organization) declared the [COVID-19](/wiki/COVID-19) [virus](/wiki/SARS-CoV-2) [epidemic](/wiki/Epidemic) a [**pandemic**](/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic). More anniversaries: [March 10](/wiki/March_10) **[March 11](/wiki/March_11)** [March 12](/wiki/March_12) From today's featured list ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Wembley_Stadium_Twin_Towers.jpg/250px-Wembley_Stadium_Twin_Towers.jpg) Wembley Stadium, previously the Empire Stadium, in 2002 Wembley Stadium, previously the Empire Stadium, in 2002 **[Twenty-five venues hosted the events](/wiki/Venues_of_the_1948_Summer_Olympics)** of the [1948 Summer Olympics](/wiki/1948_Summer_Olympics) in London, United Kingdom. For the first time in the history of the modern [Olympic Games](/wiki/Olympic_Games), the diving, [gymnastics](/wiki/Gymnastics), [swimming](/wiki/Swimming_(sport)), and [water polo](/wiki/Water_polo) competitions were held indoors. These Games have since been nicknamed the "Austerity Games" for the tight control of costs at a time when the [United Kingdom was still under rationing](/wiki/Rationing_in_the_United_Kingdom). All of the venues were already in place and required only temporary modifications. The organizing committee decided not to build an [Olympic Village](/wiki/Olympic_Village); foreign athletes were instead housed in makeshift camps at military bases and colleges around London, while local athletes were told to stay at home. The [Empire Stadium](/wiki/Wembley_Stadium_(1923)) *(pictured)*, later known as Wembley Stadium, was chosen as the main venue. The Empress Hall (later [Earls Court Exhibition Centre](/wiki/Earls_Court_Exhibition_Centre)) and the Empire Pool (later [Wembley Arena](/wiki/Wembley_Arena)) were later reused as [venues of the 2012 Summer Olympics](/wiki/Venues_of_the_2012_Summer_Olympics_and_Paralympics). (**[Fulllist...](/wiki/Venues_of_the_1948_Summer_Olympics)**) Recently featured: [Volition games](/wiki/List_of_Volition_games) [*Batwoman* episodes](/wiki/List_of_Batwoman_episodes) [NFL annual passing touchdowns leaders](/wiki/List_of_NFL_annual_passing_touchdowns_leaders) Today's featured picture ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/05june-rapiddow-wide.gif/960px-05june-rapiddow-wide.gif) Mobile radar observation of tornadoes **[Mobile radar observation of tornadoes](/wiki/Mobile_radar_observation_of_tornadoes)**, or mobile Doppler [weather radar](/wiki/Weather_radar), is a technique developed in the late 20th century to study rapidly evolving atmospheric phenomena such as [tornadoes](/wiki/Tornado) and severe [convective](/wiki/Atmospheric_convection) storms. This is an improvement over earlier ground-based observation networks such as [mesonets](/wiki/Mesonet), which are often too slow to capture detailed measurements of short-lived events. Early innovations include the 1993 ELDORA airborne radar system, mounted on a [Lockheed P-3 Orion](/wiki/Lockheed_P-3_Orion) aircraft to observe large storms at high resolution, and the 1994–95 [Doppler on Wheels](/wiki/Doppler_on_Wheels) (DOW), which was deployed during the [VORTEX1](/wiki/VORTEX_projects) project. Later developments improved scanning speed and detail: in 2011, the [RaXPol](/wiki/RaXPol) mobile radar was created to rapidly observe storms and hurricanes, and in 2023 the [University of Oklahoma](/wiki/University_of_Oklahoma) and the [National Severe Storms Laboratory](/wiki/National_Severe_Storms_Laboratory) deployed [HORUS](/wiki/Advanced_Stirling_radioisotope_generator#Flight_proposals), the first fully digital mobile [phased array](/wiki/Phased_array) weather radar. This DOW radar loop shows the [hook echo](/wiki/Hook_echo) and the associated [mesocyclone](/wiki/Mesocyclone) of the [2009 Goshen County tornado](/wiki/2009_Goshen_County_tornado) in Wyoming. The animation spans a duration of about 24 minutes, and is colored according to [reflectivity data](/wiki/Tornado_debris_signature) on the left and velocity data on the right. 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