“For nearly 250 years, we called the bald eagle the national bird when it wasn’t,” said Jack Davis, co-chair of the National ...
The majestic bald eagle, a symbol deeply ingrained in American culture ... arrows held in the eagle’s talons represent peace and war, showing the nation’s strength and willingness to defend ...
In 1782 the bald eagle was placed on the Great Seal of the United States and Americans just assumed it was our national bird − wrongly it turned out. While the U.S. had a national mammal (bison) and ...