According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the mountain was named for McKinley in 1896 by William Andrews Dickey, a prospector ...

Shakespeare once asked, “What’s in a name? Would a rose by any other name smell as sweet?” And in the case of Denali, would a ...

Many Alaskans say they’ll never stop calling the mountain Denali. That name respects the Indigenous people who’ve lived in ...

Google is complying with President Donald Trump’s executive action that renamed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.

Former President Barack Obama renamed the Alaska landmark to Denali in 2015 as a nod to the region’s native population.Both changes stem from an executive action that Trump signed shortly after ...

Google will also change the name of Mount McKinley, the nation's highest peak, from Denali. Former President Barack Obama renamed the Alaska landmark to Denali in 2015 as a nod to the region's ...

Mount McKinley, named after the President William McKinley in 1917, 16 years after he Republican's assassination in office, was rechristened Denali in 2015 by then-President Barack Obama ...