“For nearly 250 years, we called the bald eagle the national bird when it wasn’t,” said Jack Davis, co-chair of the National Bird Initiative for the National Eagle Center, in a news release. “But now ...

the bald eagle is unique to North America. Its likeness was made the Coat of Arms for the United States Great Seal on June 20, 1782, notably featured on the $1 bill, as well as countless federal ...

The powerful bird of prey was eventually added to the Great Seal but did not become America's official bird until Christmas Eve. Unlike most countries around the world, the United States has never ...

When America’s founding fathers affixed a bald eagle to the Great Seal of the United States in 1782, they likely had no idea ...