{
  "id": 6276153,
  "title": "How Did the Nation Get Its Name? Other Suggestions Included the United Colonies, Columbia and the United States of Alleghania",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/how-did-the-nation-get-its-name-other-suggestions-included-the-united",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-08T11:45:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Smithsonian",
    "slug": "smithsonian",
    "url": "https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-did-the-nation-get-its-name-other-suggestions-included-the-united-colonies-columbia-and-the-united-states-of-alleghania-180989435/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The nascent country adopted its name 250 years ago, on September 9, 1776. Americans have debated the moniker ever since. One congressman even proposed the \"United States of the Earth\"",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}