We have rebranded as 'Gateway to Russia' and now offer even more articles and resources about Russia. The imperial bird with two heads simultaneously facing East and West has been Russia’s ...

Although a popular story has been circulated in recent times about Benjamin Franklin's supposed opposition to the eagle as an American symbol, it is an "urban myth," said Preston Cook ...

Bald eagle at National Conservation Training Center. The bald eagle almost did not survive to become our national symbol. Overhunting nearly wiped out the bald eagle in the early decades of the ...

In the upcoming 12th parliamentary elections, a notable trend has emerged. Nearly half of the independent candidates are vying for the Eagle symbol. With 152 candidates out of 382 non-partisan ...

“Today’s bipartisan passage brings us one step closer to solidifying the eagle’s place as an enduring symbol of our freedom, and I look forward to seeing this legislation pass the House and ...

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 ...

President Joe Biden signed a bill into law making the bald eagle the national bird, so the once-endangered species can now fly alongside other national symbols including the national tree (the oak ...

The bald eagle became the United States national bird on Dec. 24, 2024, approximately 242 years after most Americans assumed it already was our national bird. In 1782 the bald eagle was placed on ...