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

However, not so long ago, the bald eagle, the only eagle native to North America, was on the brink of extinction, seemingly ...

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, an historic symbol of the nation for more than 200 years, made a soaring comeback from near extinction, and now, finally, has been officially named America's national bird.

President Biden last week signed a unanimously approved bill that officially names the bald eagle America’s national ... considered designs for a national emblem after the Declaration of ...

The bald eagle almost did not survive to become our national symbol. Overhunting nearly wiped out the bald eagle in the early decades of the 20th century until it was protected by the 1940 Bald and ...

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 ...