Three astronauts were named for the first manned Apollo test flight: Virgil Grissom, Edward White and Roger Chaffee.

VOA: special.2009.07.08

It is named for a tree with big, beautiful white flowers that grows in that hot, southern state.

VOA: special.2009.08.16

It was named for the Ebola River in the former Zaire, now the Democratic Republic of Congo.

VOA: special.2009.02.23

This area is between two streets named for states in New England: Massachusetts Avenue and Connecticut Avenue.

VOA: special.2009.09.21

Lake Champlain is named for the French explorer Samuel de Champlain who first saw it in 1609.

VOA: special.2009.01.05

Lake Champlain is named for the French explorer Samuel de Champlain who first saw it in sixteen-oh-nine.

VOA: special.2010.08.30

The disease is a form of stem rust named for its discovery in Uganda ten years ago.

VOA: special.2009.08.18

Some areas of Joshua Tree National Park in California, for example, can no longer support the trees that the park is named for.

VOA: special.2009.09.28

The program was named for the two stars Castor and Pollux in the star group Gemini.

VOA: special.2009.06.24

It was named for the body of water that it crosses, the Golden Gate Strait.

VOA: special.2010.07.23

It was named for Sir George Everest, who recorded the mountain's position in eighteen forty-one.

VOA: special.2010.06.30

He was named for two of America's most famous inventors, Robert Fulton and Thomas Edison.

VOA: special.2009.01.14

The album was named for a small island off the coast of Massachusetts.

VOA: special.2010.01.01

But the Golden Gate Bridge was not named for its orange color.

VOA: special.2010.07.23

The newact passed by Congress is named for two victimsof hate crimes.

VOA: special.2009.10.31

is named for a much nicer animal that builds hills and tunnels.

VOA: special.2009.08.09

The islands are named for the giant tortoises that live there.

VOA: special.2009.12.16

The V Foundation was named for Yow's friend Jimmy Valvano.

VOA: special.2009.03.29

The award is named for Poe's most famous work.

VOA: special.2009.02.02

The park is named for the Grand Teton Mountains.

VOA: special.2009.02.16

The Wilkes Land area is named for him.

VOA: special.2009.06.03