For more than two centuries, American ornithologists have been naming birds after people. The first two species to have honorific American names were given in 1811: Lewis’ woodpecker and Clark’s
The U.S. Mint has opened a poll for public input to make some decisions about coinage designs from the past that would find favor in issuing products for the nation's semiquincentennial.
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