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Nile Rodgers, born on September 19, 1952 in New York, USA
The Human
Who is Nile Rodgers?
Nile Rodgers is a human born in the United States of America in the late months of 1952. The sex at birth is presumed to be male.
What's the history of this record on The Population Project?
This record was created on April 22, 2025 on The Population Project. It hasn't been edited since then.
The Context
What was the context in the United States of America in 1952?
The United States tested the first hydrogen bomb, codenamed "Ivy Mike," on Enewetak Atoll, significantly advancing nuclear weapons technology and escalating the arms race during the Cold War. Dwight D. Eisenhower was elected president, promising to end the Korean War and bringing a military leader's perspective to the Cold War. The National Security Agency (NSA) was established, tasked with global monitoring, collection, and processing of information and data for foreign intelligence and counterintelligence purposes.
They were born in 1952
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They were born in New York
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