Denali–Mount McKinley naming dispute - Wikipedia
The mountain had been unofficially named Mount McKinley in 1896 by a gold prospector and officially by the federal government in 1917 to commemorate William McKinley, who was …
Why the Name of Alaska’s Peak Changed From Mt. McKinley to Denali
6 days ago · 1896: William Dickey Names Mount McKinley. In August 1896, after the discovery of gold near the Klondike River in Canada’s Yukon territory, roughly 100,000 miners headed …
Denali–Mount McKinley naming, Trump inauguration: Who is William …
23 hours ago · Hours into his second term as president, Donald Trump signed an executive order renaming Denali, the tallest mountain in the US, to Mount McKinley in honour of former …
Trump order seeks to change the name of North America's tallest …
2 days ago · According to the National Park Service, a prospector in 1896 dubbed the peak “Mount McKinley” for William McKinley, who was elected president that year. McKinley had …
Trump Renames Denali To Mount McKinley: Here's What To …
2 days ago · President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday renaming Denali—the highest peak in North America—to Mount McKinley, the Alaska mountain’s name prior to …
From Denali to McKinley: Why Trump has ordered the renaming …
1 day ago · At that time, the government of Alaska had changed the name of the mountain from Mount McKinley to Denali, but the US Board on Geographic Names, a federal body whose …
Denali vs. McKinley: A brief history of the long debate over
1 day ago · In 1917, the area officially became Mount McKinley National Park, and the peak, Mount McKinley — despite a debate between some early boosters over whether Denali was a …
Trump vows to revert name of Alaska’s highest peak from Denali …
2 days ago · William McKinley was the 25th president, serving from 1897 until his assassination in 1901. Trump has praised his tariff policies, known as the McKinley tariffs, which raised taxes …
Denali or Mt. McKinley? Alaska Lawmakers Weigh In on Trump’s …
10 hours ago · Trump Wants to Rename Denali. Alaska Lawmakers Don’t. The president wants to honor a predecessor, William McKinley, by returning his name to North America’s highest peak.
In renaming Denali for McKinley, Trump invokes a presidential idol
2 days ago · Lawmakers from Ohio, the home state of Mr. McKinley, repeatedly objected to efforts to legislatively change the name, until President Barack Obama used his executive power to …
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