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August 26th

2 events recorded on The Ledger.

  1. 1918
    The Rise

    Katherine Johnson born

    Creola Katherine Coleman, later Katherine Johnson, is born in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. She becomes the NASA mathematician whose hand calculations John Glenn requires before flying the Friendship 7.

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  2. 2016
    The Rise

    Colin Kaepernick kneels during the anthem

    San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Rand Kaepernick kneels during the national anthem before a preseason game against the San Diego Chargers, in protest of police killings of Black Americans. He goes unsigned after the 2016 season. In 2019 the NFL and Kaepernick settle his collusion grievance for an undisclosed sum.

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