The bird has been a national emblem in the US for years, but it never had an official status in the country's 248-year history.

The eagle, grasping an olive branch and arrows in its talons on the Great Seal, appears on official U.S. documents, military uniform buttons and every U.S. passport. Though it's the "most pictured ...

You’ve likely noticed the seal’s eagle, which is “carrying a flag-emblazoned shield holding an olive branch in one talon and arrows in the other.” “For nearly 250 years, we called the ...

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.

President Biden last week signed a unanimously approved bill that officially names the bald eagle America’s ... clutching in its talons an olive branch and arrows—biblical symbols of peace ...

Bettmann via Getty Images For more than 200 years, the bald eagle has been featured on the country’s Great Seal, which shows the bird carrying an olive branch and arrows in its talons.

With its distinctive brown body, white head and yellow beak, the bald eagle grasps an olive branch and arrows in its talons on the seal, which is used on official documents, military uniform ...

Most Americans are familiar with the seal's eagle carrying a flag-emblazoned shield holding an olive branch in one talon and arrows in the other Not everyone has always agreed about the national ...

The seal is made up of the eagle, an olive branch, arrows, a flag-like shield, the motto “E Pluribus Unum” and a constellation of stars. Congress that same year designated the bald eagle as ...

The seal is made up of the eagle, an olive branch, arrows, a flag-like shield, the motto "E Pluribus Unum" and a constellation of stars. Congress that same year designated the bald eagle as the ...