In 1782 the bald eagle was placed on the Great Seal of the United States and Americans just assumed it was our national bird ...

The bald eagle had been on the nation’s Great Seal since the Revolutionary War ... and the oak tree as an official American symbol ...

The bald eagle officially became the symbol of the U.S. after centuries of being recognized as one. The bald eagle’s flight to becoming the official national bird ended when ...

Despite appearing on the Great Seal of the U.S. since ... there were about 100,000 nesting bald eagles in the U.S. when it was first became the American symbol. Its decline started in the 1800s ...

After learning the U.S. doesn't officially recognize the bald eagle as its national bird, a Minnesota man swooped in and wrote a bill for Congress. This week, Biden signed it into law.

“The bald eagle is a symbol of our country’s freedom ... The Bald Eagle has symbolized American ideals since its placement on the Great Seal in 1782. With this legislation, we honor its ...

The bald eagle, an iconic American symbol, was endangered but has since ... American ideals since its placement on the Great Seal in 1782," Preston Cook, the cochair of the National Bird ...

The bald eagle became the United States national bird on Dec. 24, 2024, approximately 242 years after most Americans assumed it already was our national bird. In 1782 the bald eagle was placed on ...

The bald eagle had been on the nation’s Great Seal since the Revolutionary War and upheld as a proud emblem of the nation, but it was never codified in law as the official bird. An advocate with ...

Despite appearing on the Great Seal of the U.S. since 1782 ... It's believed that there were about 100,000 nesting bald eagles in the U.S. when it was first became the American symbol. Its decline ...