Supt. Walters updates OSDE history standards to include terms Gulf of America, Mount McKinley

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters announced on Thursday that the state's history standards have been updated to include the terms Gulf of America and Mount McKinley following an executive order by President Donald Trump.

“We are proud to support President Trump’s orders regarding the Gulf of America and Mount
McKinley,” said Walters. “Our nation’s proud history and heritage is accurately reflected in
these updates, and President Trump is correct in making them. I look forward to continuing to
work with the Trump administration and make our schools, and America, great again.”

In a press release sent out by Walters, he says that Oklahoma is the first state to comply with the executive order.

Trump's recent executive order changes the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, and Denali back to Mount McKinley.

According to Encyclopedia Britannica, the Gulf of Mexico name dates back to at least the late 16th century.

Mount McKinley is reverting back to its previous name before it was renamed Denali by former president Barrack Obama in 2015.