The United States is set to finally designate the bald eagle as its national bird after centuries of appearing on the country’s seal and those of nearly every federal agency.
President Joe Biden signed into law legislation sent to him by Congress that amends the United States Code to correct what had long gone unnoticed and designate the bald eagle — familiar to many ...
The bald eagle has appeared on the Great Seal of the United States, which is used in official documents, since 1782, when the design was finalized. The seal is made up of the eagle, an olive ...
In 1782 the bald eagle was placed on the Great Seal of the United States and Americans just assumed it was our national bird − wrongly it turned out. While the U.S. had a national mammal (bison ...
“This is an exciting day. The bald eagle has symbolized American ideals since its placement on the Great Seal in 1782,” said Preston Cook, co-chair of the National Bird Initiative for the ...