I Want You: The Story Behind the Iconic Recruitment Poster

In honor of the 100th anniversary of the U.S. joining World War I on April 6, 1917, a new TIME special edition looks back on ...
East Bay Times

You might be surprised by how the term Uncle Sam came to be

Who’s your Uncle Sam? On Sept. 13, the U.S. recognizes Uncle Sam Day to commemorate Sam Wilson, the man behind the iconic image and fascinating nickname for the United States government who was born ...
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This Day in History: “Uncle Sam” coined in the U.S. on Sept. 7, 1813

MONROE, La. (KNOE) - On September 7, 1813 the Troy Post published that soldiers were referring to rations from the federal government as coming from “Uncle Sam”. That’s because the meals were coming ...
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Uncle Sam Is Investing Now. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

When President Donald Trump announced in August that the federal government took an equity stake in Intel, he bragged that taxpayers had "paid zero" for part of a company now "worth $11 billion." In ...