Spokeo analyzed state government information and other historical sources to compile this list of stories behind every state's nickname.

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Google stated that it will update the names of the Gulf of Mexico and Denali on its maps based on official government ... Google will apply these changes as the US government updates its ...

On Jan. 27, Google Maps addressed what would happen ... "If the federal government moves to change the name, it is an affront to our state sovereignty. To officially change the name would not ...

The company said that Maps will reflect any updates to the Geographic Names Information System, a database of more than 1 million geographic features in the United States. “When that happens ...

Google Maps users ... of the United States and ensuring that future generations of Americans celebrate the legacy of its heroes and historic assets." The U.S. Board on Geographic Names was set ...

More than 145 million chickens, ducks, turkeys and other fowl have been slaughtered across the United States since the outbreak began in January 2022. As for humans, 67 people have been infected ...

"When official names vary between countries, Maps users see their official local name. Everyone in the rest of the world sees both names," Google said, calling the decision part of a long-standing ...

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum earlier this month jokingly suggested North America, including the United States, be renamed 'Mexican America' - a historic name used on an early map of the region.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order last week requiring the pair of names to be changed on official maps and federal communications. In a post on X, Google said it will follow the ...