The bald eagle was only deemed a national emblem of the US, used on The Great Seal since 1782. The seal features an eagle, an olive branch, arrows, a flag-like shield, the motto 'E Pluribus Unum ...
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.