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The Hillsborough Disaster

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Jun 30, 202646:20Society & Culture

When a crush of football fans killed 97 people in England in 1989, police and officials engaged in a massive cover-up to blame it on drunken fans. Today we tell that story.

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The Hillsborough Disaster is an episode from Stuff You Should Know by iHeartPodcasts. When a crush of football fans killed 97 people in England in 1989, police and officials engaged in a massive cover-up to blame it on drunken fans. Today w...

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Published Jun 30, 2026, 46:20 long, audio available.

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