Congress designated it the national emblem in 1782 when it became part of the Great Seal of the United States, but although we all grew up thinking it was the “national bird”, it had no such ...

The National Archives has released thousands of pages of declassified records related to the assassination of President John ...

The bald eagle was adopted as the Coat of Arms for the United States Great Seal in June 1782 ... to designate the bald eagle as the country’s official bird. He even penned a draft of the ...

The most recent version, the full-color version, was accepted as official in 1978. The California State Capitol Museum tells the seal’s history: “The Great Seal of the State of California was ...

In c. 220 B.C., under Qin Shi Huang, sections of earlier fortifications were joined together to form a united defence system against invasions from the north. Construction continued up to the Ming ...