If you’ve ever wondered why is the bald eagle our national bird, we’ll give you the circumstances around the decision. When ...

There were 10 finalists in the contests, and nearly 385,000 people voted. The existing flag received 43% of the votes, more ...

WEST ORANGE, N.J. — Along the long road from American icon to endangered species and back again, the bald eagle — the national bird of the United States, often seen against a clear blue sky ...

That would be (state) “Seal on a Bedsheet,” the derisive moniker with which some have burdened the Illinois state flag, a gleaming white banner emblazoned with the state’s bald eagle-themed ...

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 ...