Today in History-September 9
1976: Chairman Mao Zedong diesEngland have
Chairman Mao is the founder of the People's Republic of China in 1949 and
one of the founders of the Chinese Communist party in 1921. He is recognized as
one of the most prominent Communist theoreticians. He is also known as a great
poet.
The son of a peasant, Mao Zedong was born in the village of Shao Shan,
Hunan Province in China. At the age of 27, Mao attended the First Congress of
the Chinese Communist Party convened in Shanghai in July 1921. Two years later
he was elected to the Central Committee of the Party at the Third Congress.
From 1931 to 1934, Mao helped establish the Chinese Soviet Republic in SE
China, and was elected the chairman.
Mao served as Party chairman until his death in 1976.
The Forth Road Bridge viewed from the north side with the commemorative
plaque to mark its royal opening
1987: Liverpool fans to stand trial in Belgium
Artificially 1969:
Twenty-five English football fans involved in the Heysel stadium disaster
have been extradited to Belgium.
Thirty-nine people died in the tragedy before the 1985 European Cup Final
between Juventus and Liverpool.
The English club supporters may be charged with manslaughter for their
charge towards Juventus fans which led to a wall collapsing onto the panicked
Italians as they tried to escape.
Their trial is expected to start in the new year - if convicted they face a
maximum sentence of 15 years.
Britain's biggest mass-extradition began at 1025 BST when two large vans
transported the prisoners from Wormwood Scrubs in London to an RAF base in
Oxfordshire.
They were flown to Belgium in a military aircraft and driven immediately to
the law courts in central Brussels, where they were questioned and formally
remanded by magistrates.
One man remains in the UK awaiting trial for a separate offence.
The extradition warrants were signed on 9 September 1986, but a year of
argument from lawyers representing the accused men has held up the
proceedings.
They fear it will be impossible for the English fans to receive a fair
trial in a country where they have been vilified by the press.
Today a Belgian newspaper said the men had let down their club, their city
and their country in an article with the headline: "Welcome in Belgium red
Animals".
Vocabulary:
extradite: hand over to the authorities of another country(引渡)
magistrate: a public official authorized to decide questions bought before
a court of justice(地方官员)
vilify: to spread negative information about(诽谤;侮辱)
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