The bald eagle is associated with America as a national symbol — as American as apple pie — but it’s never been official. President Joe Biden signed a law that makes the bald eagle officially a national symbol. When did the bald eagle first become a ...

The bird of brown and white feathers has long represented the United States as a majestic and soaring symbol, but only this week did a law make it official.

Though a longstanding symbol of "independence, strength and freedom," according to Congress, the bird of prey never received a formal designation