The mountain had been unofficially named Mount McKinley in 1896 by a gold prospector and officially by the federal government in 1917 to commemorate William McKinley, who was President of the United States from 1897 until his assassination in 1901.

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 1, 2018 · President William McKinley signed the Alaska Bill, or Civil Code, into law on June 6, 1900, and it put the capital in Juneau. The 600-page document was the longest bill ever passed by Congress at the time.

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 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 …

On June 4 Congress passed the Alaska Civil Code law and President William McKinley signed it into law two days later, which provided the incorporation of municipalities, so that Juneau, as well as other Alaska communities, could now have local self-government and could tax real property for the support of that government.

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.

Dec 23, 2024 · Speaking at a conservative conference Sunday night, Trump said he plans to reverse the 2015 Obama-era decision that restored the mountain’s traditional Alaska Native name, Denali. The peak was officially named Mount McKinley from 1917 to 2015, honoring the 25th president, William McKinley.

Jan 20, 2025 · JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday vowed to rename North America’s tallest peak, Denali in Alaska, as Mount McKinley — reviving an idea he floated years ago that at that time saw strong pushback from state political leaders.

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.