Hillsborough disaster

The Hillsborough Disaster occurred on April 15, 1989 on a football field in England, resulting in the loss of 96 lives.

Liverpool F.C were involved in their 17th FA Cup Semi-Final, to be played against Nottingham Forest F.C at Hillsborough, the home of Sheffield Wednesday F.C.

The game started just like any other, but with only 6 minutes played, the referee called a halt to the game. An influx of supporters in the Leppings Lane end of the ground (the Liverpool supporters' end) was causing a crush. This crush ultimately took the lives of 96 people.

A permanent tribute to those who tragically lost their lives can be found alongside the Shankly Gates at Anfield. A further tribute was set up in 1999 at Hillsborough.

On the Tuesday following the disaster, Kelvin MacKenzie, then editor of The Sun, a British tabloid newspaper owned by Rupert Murdoch, used the front page he