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

Abbott's decision disregarded these guidelines, undermining the respect owed to our national symbols. The American flag represents unity and shared values, not political allegiance or spectacle.

“It’s time the Bald Eagle, long revered as our national symbol, finds its rightful place as our country’s official national ...

One would be hard pressed to find a better example of a highly evocative national symbol than the Virgin of Guadalupe of Mexico. Like her famous Polish counterpart, the Black Madonna of Czestochowa, ...

They were dirty, they were wet, and they fought with each other, which is not what we expect from our national symbols. But maybe a bird that can deal with strong weather and difficult comrades ...

"Assuming something doesn't necessarily make it so. So, this is just kind of that official overdue recognition that this is our national symbol. Let's make it our national bird," said Ed Hahn ...

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 ...

“It’s time the Bald Eagle, long revered as our national symbol, finds its rightful place as our country’s official national bird.” → Who do Americans think will win the presidential electio ...

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 ...