A Minnesota man's persistence has finally paid off: the bald eagle is officially going to be recognized as the national bird of the United States.
After learning the U.S. doesn't officially recognize the bald eagle as its national bird, a Minnesota man swooped in. This week the House passed his bill, which now heads to Biden's desk.The bald eagle has been a symbol of the United States for centuries, with its iconography plastered across currency, documents, flags, stamps, government buildings, military uniforms and more. You'd be forgiven for thinking it's America's national bird.
But the fine print doesn't officially say so — at least not yet.The Senate already passed the bill, with bipartisan support, in July. Now it just needs President Biden's signature to become the law of the land.So why did the recognition take so long, and how did it finally become a reality? Americans have one dogged eagle enthusiast to thank.Eagles have been used as a symbol of strength since ancient Rome, so it's not surprising that they soared into American iconography too.Congress adopted the design in 1782, cementing the bald eagle's status as an American icon. The species' popularity has continued to soar ever since. In addition to its official appearances, the bald eagle can be seen today decorating all sorts of patriotic merchandise, serving as the mascot forThat's why Preston Cook was shocked to learn that bald eagles aren't technically America's national bird.40,000 bald eagle items , from pins to paintings to playing cards, a collection that currently lives at the National Eagle Center in Wabasha, Minn. (He doesn't play favorites, but counts the eagle buttons issued to him on his military dress uniform in 1966 among the most meaningful.)Around 2010, while doing research for a book about the birds, Cook realized he could not find'anything whatsoever that the bald eagle had ever been legislatively designated as our national bird nor any presidential proclamation,' as he Alarmed, Cook wrote a letter to the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein of Californi
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