There were 10 finalists in the contests, and nearly 385,000 people voted. The existing flag received 43% of the votes, more ...

If you’ve ever wondered why is the bald eagle our national bird, we’ll give you the circumstances around the decision. When three of the founding fathers fail to come up with something Congress liked ...

a gleaming white banner emblazoned with the state’s bald eagle-themed emblem. Some forward-looking lawmakers set up a contest to design a new flag and put it to a vote. In a landslide ...

WASHINGTON — The bald eagle ... since 1782, when the design was finalized. The seal is made up of the eagle, an olive branch, arrows, a flag-like shield, the motto ‘’E Pluribus Unum ...