You’ve likely noticed the seal’s eagle, which is “carrying a flag-emblazoned shield holding an olive branch in one talon and arrows in the other.” “For nearly 250 years, we called the ...

The bird has been a national emblem in the US for years, but it never had an official status in the country's 248-year history.

"But now the title is official, and no bird is more deserving." Most Americans are familiar with the seal's eagle carrying a flag-emblazoned shield holding an olive branch in one talon and arrows ...

Getty Images Most Americans are familiar with the seal's eagle carrying a flag-emblazoned shield holding an olive branch in one talon and arrows in the other Not everyone has always agreed about ...