The original proposal depicted a small, white eagle. Thomson recommended it be replaced with a bald eagle, a species native to North America. Congress adopted the design in 1782, cementing the bald ...

After learning the U.S. doesn't officially recognize the bald eagle as its national bird, a Minnesota man swooped in and wrote a bill for Congress. This week, Biden signed it into law.

After learning the U.S. doesn't officially recognize the bald eagle as its national bird, a Minnesota man swooped in and wrote a bill for Congress. This week, Biden signed it into law.