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

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

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

June 14, 2023 • 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.

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

A man stands with a Turkish flag as 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. Burhan Ozbilici/AP hide caption

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

June 2, 2022 • 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.

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

People walk in a city park around a Soviet-era monument in Kyiv, Ukraine, in June 2020. Efrem Lukatsky/AP hide caption

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

April 26, 2022 • 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.