Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After long being an unofficial symbol, the white head, yellow beak bald eagle became the official U.S. bird on Christmas Eve.

The Senate has passed a bill officially designating the bald eagle as America’s national bird, a long overdue recognition after more than 200 years of symbolizing the country. The bill, sponsored by ...

The bald eagle, with its history as the symbol of the nation going back over 200 years, made a roaring comeback from near extinction to becoming America's official bird this week. President Joe Biden ...

WASHINGTON — The bald eagle, a symbol of the power and strength of the United States for more than 240 years, earned an overdue honor on Tuesday: It officially became the country’s national bird.

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PRAIRIE ISLAND INDIAN COMMUNITY, Minn. (AP) — Some Native Americans traditionally bestow bald eagle feathers at ceremonies to mark achievements, such as graduations, and as a form of reverence for the ...

After long being an unofficial symbol, the white head, yellow beak bald eagle became the official U.S. bird on Christmas Eve. President Biden signed 50 bills into law Tuesday. Among them was Senate ...