When did the bald eagle first become a national emblem? It first appeared on the Great Seal of the U.S., which was used on U.S. documents in 1782, according to NBC News. Then, it was designated as ...

“For nearly 250 years, we called the bald eagle the national bird when it wasn’t,” said Jack Davis, co-chair of the National ...

Congress that same year designated the bald eagle as the the national emblem, and its image appears in a host of places, ranging from documents and the presidential flag to military insignia and U.S.

The bald eagle officially became the symbol of the U.S. after centuries of being recognized as one. The bald eagle’s flight ...

The bald eagle is also protected under the National Emblem Act of 1940, which makes it illegal to sell or hunt the creature. The birds were once on the brink of extinction, but the population has ...

The bald eagle has been a symbol of our nation’s ... most common official national animal in the world — it’s the emblem of Albania, Germany, Austria, Mexico and Kazakhstan.