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The Biden administration in 2022 set a USA record by renaming 643 geographic features nationwide, in an effort to excise a specific term which became offensive
by ButlerianJihad 1mo ago
The Biden administration in 2022 set a USA record by renaming 643 geographic features nationwide, in an effort to excise a specific term which became offensive when Americans began using it. For the record, Google Maps, as well as Apple Maps, have complied with all of these renamings.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographic_Names_Information_System#Name_changes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographic_Names_Information_S...
Though the US Gov renamed many places in 1962 (Kennedy), and again in 1974 (Nixon/Ford), they conspicuously left more than a few of them extant, as mentioned in the above article.