If you’re driving through Danbury, Connecticut, don’t be surprised if a 38-foot-tall man in red, white, and blue catches your ...

Our armed-services recruiters could call Uncle Sam back into active duty and make him Asian one year, African American the next, white, Native, Latino in a random rotation.

The character has a specific meaning to the Black community. The post The Meaning Behind Uncle Sam’s Halftime Show Role Is Much Deeper Than You Think first appeared on Her Campus.

Liam Groff, age 3, of Troy giggles at Fred Polnisch, who is dressed as Uncle Sam, at School 14 where the students and teachers were honoring the flag on Friday, June 7, 2013 in Troy, N.Y. Liam's ...

Uncle Sam, the personification of the United States, was "born" on Sept. 7, 1813, and inspired by New York businessman Samuel Wilson, who provided rations to troops in the War of 1812.

Uncle Sam as a symbol of a government dates to the early 1800s. ... He appeared as a tall, older man with a gray goatee, nattily dressed in a suit of red, white and blue.

Uncle Sam has changed since he was first pictured in 1852. ... He was tall and thin and had white hair, a goatee, a top hat, ... black transfer with broad blue band, Enoch Wood & Sons, 6 3/4 ...

According to a widely accepted story, in 1813, there was a man from Troy, New York, whose name was Samuel Wilson. During the War of 1812, he worked as a meatpacker, distributing beef to the U.S. Army.