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1971 People's Republic of South Yemen renames itself People's Democratic Republic of Yemen
1964 Elijah Muhammad renames Cassius Clay, Muhammad Ali 1949 Siam renames itself Thailand 1931 Japan takes Manchuria, renames it Manchukuo 1926 Abdul-Aziz ibn Sa'ud becomes king of Hejaz; renames it Saudi Arabia 1917 U.S. purchases Danish West Indies for $25M and renames them Virgin Islands 1901 Theodore Roosevelt renames "Executive Mansion," "The White House" 1776 Continental Congress renames "United Colonies," "US" 1630 New Amsterdam's governor buys Gull Island from Indians for cargo, renames it Oyster Island, it is later known as Ellis Island |
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