Jan 21, 2025 · JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — President Donald Trump issued an executive order Monday calling for North America’s tallest peak — Denali in Alaska — to be renamed Mount McKinley, reviving an idea he’d floated years ago and drawing a …

Jan 26, 2025 · President Donald Trump has changed the name of Alaska's Denali back to Mount McKinley. It's a nod to President William McKinley, who was from Ohio and who never set foot in Alaska. ... Associated Press writer Becky Bohrer in Juneau, Alaska, contributed to this report. MARK THIESSEN. Thiessen is an Associated Press all-formats reporter based in ...

Jan 17, 2025 · 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 toward the Yukon (in ...

Jan 29, 2025 · According to the National Park Service, a prospector in 1896 dubbed the peak Mount McKinley for William McKinley of Ohio, who was elected president that year. McKinley had never been to Alaska.

Jan 21, 2025 · President Donald Trump announced the name of Alaska’s highest peak — and North America’s tallest at over 20,000 feet — Denali, would be changed back to Mount McKinley.

Jan 28, 2025 · The mountain had been named for former President William McKinley — who never visited Alaska — until in 2015 the name was ... and by today’s vote in Juneau, even members of the Alaska State ...

Jan 21, 2025 · JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — President Donald Trump issued an executive order Monday calling for North America’s tallest peak — Denali in Alaska — to be renamed Mount McKinley, reviving an idea...

Jan 27, 2025 · JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska House on Monday voted to urge President Donald Trump to reverse course and retain the name of North America’s tallest peak as Denali.. The vote came a week after Trump, on his first day in office, signed an executive order calling for the name to revert to Mount McKinley.Through his action, the president revived an idea he had floated years earlier — one ...

Mar 1, 2020 · President William McKinley signed the Alaska Bill, or Civil Code, into law on June 6, 1900, thus making Juneau the new capital. The 600-page document was the longest bill passed by Congress at the time.

Jan 20, 2025 · JUNEAU, Alaska — President Donald Trump issued an executive order Monday calling for North America’s tallest peak — Denali in Alaska — to be renamed Mount McKinley, reviving an idea he’d...