The bald eagle has been a symbol of strength and power in the US for more than 240 years but it has recently become obsolete. declared the national bird.
President Joe Biden he signed the bill Christmas Eve, naming the beast as America’s symbol soon after it first appeared on a Massachusetts The copper cent was minted in 1776.
However, this announcement was met with confusion as many Americans believed it the bald eagle has always been the bird of the world.
‘Am I the only one who thought the eagle was a bird before,’ someone asked on X. ‘Swear this is what I learned in primary school.’
The skepticism has also led many to believe that the Mandela Effect, a phenomenon in which a large group of people share a false memory of an event, is happening across the country.
The eagle was simply adopted as a national symbol of the US, used on The Great Seal since 1782.
The seal features an eagle, an olive branch, arrows, a flag-like shield, the words ‘E Pluribus Unum’ and a group of stars.
Congress that same year it chose the bald eagle as its national symbol, and its image appears in many places, from documents and the presidential flag to the military emblem and US currency.
President Joe Biden signed a bill on Christmas Eve, designating the animal as America’s symbol after it first appeared on a Massachusetts copper coin that was minted in 1776.
Mr. Biden’s announcement has led to many comments on television from all over America saying the same thing.
“You mean to tell me it hasn’t been this long,” one user shared on Instagram.
While user X wrote: ‘I went to school in the 70’s. The bald eagle has always been our national bird. Now they say it wasn’t. Nonsense to me.’
One user joked on Instagram, saying he believed the eagle was always the world bird and the Christmas announcement was just a symbol.
Although it wasn’t until last week that it was made official.
Benjamin Franklin considered it a “bird of bad character” when it first appeared on The Great Seal.
Centuries later, Senator Amy Klobuchar and Representative Brad Finstad, both of Minnesota, said that the eagle is ‘a historic symbol of the United States of freedom, power and liberty.’
This animal is known for its white head, yellow beak, brown body and large wings and is unique to North America.
However, this announcement was met with confusion because many Americans believed that the eagle had become an international bird.
It is featured on stamps, the $1 bill, and is displayed on top of departments and agencies in the US.
This fascinating creature reached the point of extinction in the 1900s.
In recent times, the population has rebounded thanks to the most successful conservation efforts in history.
Data collected in New Jersey through 2023 showed that the state’s eagle population is on the rise — nearly 250 nests were identified last year.
This is more than double the number counted a decade ago – a stark contrast to 1970 when the state had only two breeding eagles.
In the United States in the 1970s there were fewer than 1,000 individuals, largely due to the use of the pesticide, DDT, which thins their shells and reduces the chance of breakage.
After the government banned DDT in 1972, eagle numbers rebounded.
And in 2007 the government was able to remove the endangered eagle.
According to the latest US Fish and Wildlife Service count, there are 316,700 bald eagles, including 71,400 nests.
