The bald eagle--in the United States---is a symbol of power and strength. In July, the Senate passed a bill to make the bald ...

The bald eagle is associated with America as a national symbol — as American as apple pie — but it’s never been official. President Joe Biden signed a law that makes the bald eagle officially a ...

Generations of Americans have seen the bald eagle on the backs of the quarters they put in vending machines and the rugs fictional presidents step on in political dramas. But until Monday ...

The bald eagle is emblematic of America. It's on coins and bills, graces the Great Seal and inspired conservation efforts that brought the species back from the brink of extinction. Though it was ...

The bald eagle had never been declared the national bird — until Preston Cook, an avid collector of all things eagle-themed, ...

The bald eagle, with its history as the symbol of the nation going back over 200 years, made a roaring comeback from near extinction to becoming America's official bird this week. President Joe ...

But it had never been officially designated to be what many had just assumed it was — the national bird. The bald eagle is indigenous to North America.

Thomson recommended it be replaced with a bald eagle, a species native to North America. Congress adopted the design in 1782, cementing the bald eagle’s status as an American icon. The species ...