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New York Army National Guard Sgt. William Henry Johnson, circa 1919.

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The U.S. Army renames a base in honor of Sgt. William Henry Johnson, a Black WWI hero

Louisiana's Fort Polk became Fort Johnson, the latest Army base to replace its Confederate name. It now honors a soldier who earned a Medal of Honor a century after the night that made him a hero.

June 14, 2023
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  • Rachel Treisman
The sign on the stone gate of the Army's training hub in Georgia is changed from ⁦Fort Benning ⁩to Fort Moore in honor of Lt. Gen. Hal Moore and his wife, Julia.

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Army officially designates Fort Moore, dropping Confederate name Benning

The Army's training hub in Georgia is now officially called Fort Moore. The Army completed a name change Thursday that's been a year in the making at the base known previously as Fort Benning.

May 11, 2023
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A man stands with a Turkish as flag people visit the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk in Ankara on May 19, the 103rd anniversary of the start of Turkey's War of Independence.

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Turkey will now be known as Türkiye (at least at the U.N.)

Turkey's rebranding campaign, which began in December, is characterized as an effort to better represent its culture abroad. It also distances the country from some less-flattering associations.

June 02, 2022
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
A man stands with a Turkish as flag people visit the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk in Ankara on May 19, the 103rd anniversary of the start of Turkey's War of Independence.

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  • World

Turkey will now be known as Türkiye (at least at the U.N.)

Turkey's rebranding campaign, which began in December, is characterized as an effort to better represent its culture abroad. It also distances the country from some less-flattering associations.

June 02, 2022
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
People walk in a city park around a Soviet-era monument in Kyiv, Ukraine, in June 2020.

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Kyiv will dismantle a Soviet-era monument and rename streets linked to Russia

The People's Friendship Arch was gifted to Ukraine by the Soviet government in the 1980s. Kyiv's mayor says the statue underneath is being dismantled, and the arch will be renamed and repainted.

April 26, 2022
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  • Rachel Treisman
People walk in a city park around a Soviet-era monument in Kyiv, Ukraine, in June 2020.

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  • Europe

Kyiv will dismantle a Soviet-era monument and rename streets linked to Russia

The People's Friendship Arch was gifted to Ukraine by the Soviet government in the 1980s. Kyiv's mayor says the statue underneath is being dismantled, and the arch will be renamed and repainted.

April 26, 2022
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman

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