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It's official: Biden signs new law, designates bald eagle as 'national bird'

Headline from FOX 6 Milwaukee

The bald eagle has officially been named the U.S. national bird.

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61 articles, oldest first.

  1. Washington Times

    Biden signs bill officially making bald eagle national bird of U.S. (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    The bald eagle, a symbol of the power and strength of the United States for more than 240 years, earned an overdue honor on Tuesday: It officially became the country's national bird.

  2. Waco Tribune-Herald

    Biden signs a bill officially making the bald eagle the national bird of the US (opens Waco Tribune-Herald)

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    Waco Tribune-Herald's feed description

    President Joe Biden has made it official: The bald eagle is now the national bird of the United States. Biden signed a bill into law on Tuesday to correct what

  3. New York Post

    Biden signs new law, designates bald eagle as ‘national bird’ (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    The White House announced on Christmas Eve that President Joe Biden signed a bill officially designating the bald eagle as the national bird.

  4. PBS NewsHour

    Biden signs bill officially anointing bald eagle as national bird of U.S. (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    Biden signed a bill into law on Tuesday to correct what had long gone unnoticed and designate the bald eagle as the national bird.

  5. NBC4 Washington

    The bald eagle officially becomes America's national bird as Biden signs bill into law (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    NBC4 Washington's feed description

    The bald eagle, a symbol of the power and strength of the United States for more than 240 years, earned an overdue honor on Tuesday: It officially became the...

  6. NBC News

    The bald eagle is officially America's national bird after Biden's signature (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The bald eagle has landed in U.S. Code as President Joe Biden signed a bill Tuesday making the predator the official national bird.

  7. UPI

    Bald eagle officially becomes the United States' national bird (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    The bald eagle has been lauded as a symbol of the United States, but it wasn't officially the national bird until Tuesday.

  8. FOX 6 Milwaukee

    It's official: Biden signs new law, designates bald eagle as 'national bird' (opens FOX 6 Milwaukee)

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    FOX 6 Milwaukee's feed description

    The bald eagle has officially been named the U.S. national bird.

  9. Green Field Reporter

    Biden signs a bill officially making the bald eagle the national bird of the US - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    Green Field Reporter's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The bald eagle, a symbol of the power and strength of the United States for more than 240 years, earned an overdue honor on Tuesday: It officially became the country’s national bird. President Joe Biden signed into law legislation sent to him by Congress that amends the United Stat…

  10. WISH-TV Indianapolis

    President Biden signs a bill making the bald eagle the national bird (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)

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    WISH-TV Indianapolis's feed description

    President Biden signs law designating the bald eagle as the national bird of the United States, correcting a long-standing oversight.

  11. RedState

  12. AL.com

    The bald eagle wasn’t our national bird for 240 years. It is now (opens AL.com)

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    AL.com's feed description

    President Joe Biden signed a law amending the United States Code to correct what had long gone unnoticed and designate the bald eagle as the national bird.

  13. 12News Phoenix

    For centuries, the bald eagle has been unofficially recognized. Now it's the official national bird. (opens 12News Phoenix)

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    12News Phoenix's feed description

    The bald eagle has appeared on the Great Seal of the United States, which is used in official documents, since 1782, when the design was finalized.

  14. CBS News

    Bald eagle is officially America's bird, with Biden's signature (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    President Biden signed legislation Christmas Eve to make the bald eagle officially the U.S. national bird.

  15. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Biden signs Minnesota-backed bill officially making the bald eagle the national bird of the U.S. (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    The bald eagle, a symbol of the power and strength of the United States for more than 240 years, earned an overdue honor on Tuesday: It officially became the country's national bird.

  16. WMUR

    Bald eagle officially recognized as the USA's national bird (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    The bald eagle, a long-time symbol of America, is officially designated as the national bird by President Biden's legislation. Discover its historical significance.

  17. The Hill

    Long an unofficial symbol, bald eagle becomes official US bird (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    After long being an unofficial symbol, the white head, yellow beak bald eagle became the official U.S. bird on Christmas Eve. President Biden signed 50 bills into law Tuesday. Among them was Senate bill 4610, legislation amending Title 36 of the U.S.

  18. Insider

    The bald eagle wasn't actually the official bird of the US until this week (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Republicans and Democrats agreed that it was time for the bald eagle to get an official promotion.

  19. NPR

    The bald eagle officially becomes the U.S. bird (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    It wasn't until this week that Congress passed a law making the bald eagle the official U.S. bird. And one man spearheaded the effort to get this done.

  20. The Oregonian

    The bald eagle was never the official national bird. That changed this week (opens The Oregonian)

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    The Oregonian's feed description

    President Joe Biden signed into law legislation to correct what had long gone unnoticed and designate the bald eagle as the national bird.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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