President Joe Biden signed a law officially designating the bald eagle as the national bird of the United States, correcting a long-standing oversight and recognizing the symbolic importance of the bald eagle in American culture.

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

The bald eagle, indigenous to North America, is said to be a symbol of the power and strength of the United States for more than 240 years.