The Great Seal of the United States of America, adopted in 1782, features a bald eagle, in its beak a banner with “E pluribus ...

From that point on, the Great Seal functioned not only as a national symbol but a formal sign of authority for all federal government business, including official government buildings (like ...

The United States of America isn't short on symbols that evoke a sense of national patriotism—from "the stars and stripes" to the Statue of Liberty and even Uncle Sam. To truly understand the U ...