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Finally, the bald eagle is our national bird. Here is the history of the symbol
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 ...
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Why It Took 248 Years for the Bald Eagle to Become America's National Bird
The bald eagle has been a symbol of the United States since its founding almost 250 years ago. It appears on the Great Seal of the United States, the U.S. president's flag, the mace of the House ...