When was the first time someone kneeled during the national anthem?
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August 14, 2016 Colin Kaepernick sat and later knelt during the anthem, before his team's preseason games of 2016
U.S. national anthem protests (2016–present)
the first time someone kneeled during the national anthem?
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Since August 2016, some American athletes have protested against police 
brutality and racism ... and team owners&quot;. It was <b>the first time</b> a Texans player had 
<b>knelt during</b> the <b>anthem</b>. ... of our American story. How lucky <b>for</b> us all and <b>for</b> our 
country to have among our citizens <b>someone</b> as remarkable as Colin Kaepernick.
&quot;. Protests <b>during</b> the playing of the United States <b>national anthem</b> have had many 
causes, ... Newspapers <b>at</b> the <b>time</b> associated the protests with support <b>for</b> 
Socialism, Bolshevism, or Communism. ... show <b>in</b> Saratoga, saying &quot;I&#39;m sure Ms. 
O&#39;Connor would be <b>the first</b> to complain if <b>someone</b> tried to censor her 
performance, yet&nbsp;... Colin Rand Kaepernick is an American football quarterback who is a free agent. 
He played six seasons <b>for</b> the San Francisco 49ers <b>in the National</b> Football 
League (NFL). He is also a political activist, best known <b>for kneeling during the</b> 
<b>national anthem in</b> protest ... <b>During</b> the 2013 season, his <b>first</b> full season as a 
starter, Kaepernick helped&nbsp;... <b>In</b> American football, a quarterback <b>kneel</b>, also called taking a knee, genuflect 
offense, <b>kneel</b>-down offense, or victory formation occurs when the quarterback 
immediately <b>kneels</b> to the ground, ending the play <b>on</b> contact, after receiving the 
snap. It is primarily used to run the clock down, either <b>at</b> the end of <b>the first</b> half or 
... The decision to run the quarterback <b>kneel</b> depends <b>on</b> the amount of <b>time</b>&nbsp;... Jana Gana Mana is the <b>national anthem</b> of India. It was originally composed as 
Bharoto Bhagyo Bidhata <b>in</b> Bengali by poet Rabindranath Tagore. Later, it was 
written <b>in</b> sadhu Bengali or tatsama Bengali which is heavily sanskiritised. <b>The</b> 
<b>first</b> stanza of the song Bharoto Bhagyo Bidhata was adopted by the ... The 
<b>National Anthem</b> of India is played or sung <b>on</b> various occasions. &quot;The <b>Star-Spangled Banner</b>&quot; is the <b>national anthem</b> of the United States. The 
lyrics come from ... &quot;The <b>Star-Spangled Banner</b>&quot; was recognized <b>for</b> official use by 
the United States Navy <b>in</b> 1889, ... 3.1 Additional Civil War <b>period</b> lyrics ... <b>At first</b>, 
Ross and Cochrane refused to release Beanes but relented after Key and 
Skinner&nbsp;... Bruce Tyrone Maxwell III (born December 20, 1990) is an American professional 
baseball catcher <b>for</b> the Acereros de Monclova of the Mexican League. He has&nbsp;... The Indianapolis Colts are an American football team based <b>in</b> Indianapolis, 
Indiana. The Colts compete <b>in the National</b> Football League (NFL) as a member 
club ... The current version of the Colts football team played <b>their first</b> season <b>in</b> 
Baltimore <b>in</b> ... team, the San Francisco 49ers, <b>kneeled for &quot;The Star-Spangled</b> 
<b>Banner</b>&quot;. Timothy Richard Tebow is an American professional baseball player, former 
professional ... <b>In the National</b> Football League, Tebow played <b>for</b> the Denver 
Broncos and the ... but failed to throw <b>for</b> a touchdown <b>for the first time</b> since his 
freshman season. ... over football players <b>kneeling during</b> the pre-game <b>national</b> 
<b>anthem</b>. The coronation of the British monarch is a ceremony (specifically, initiation rite) <b>in</b> 
which the ... The Liber Regalis was translated into English <b>for the first time for</b> the 
... Coronations may be performed <b>for a person</b> other than the reigning monarch. 
... also been used regularly <b>in</b> recent coronations, as has the <b>national anthem</b>,&nbsp;...
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