(The Hill) — After long being an unofficial symbol, the white head, yellow beak ... military branches. The bald eagle has appeared on currency, public buildings, flags, documents and sports ...

Discover 10 flag ... The eagle design Franklin criticized was created by Pennsylvania lawyer William Barton. Charles Thomson, ...

The bald eagle has been a major player in American conservation history. Chosen by Congress as the nation's symbol in 1782, it was soon to become a casualty of the country's social and technological ...

That would be “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 emblem.