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

An Arkansas woman is the oldest living descendant of Sam Wilson, the real-life inspiration for the iconic Uncle Sam.

The Origins of the Uncle Sam “I Want You” Poster. ... popularized the elephant and donkey as political mascots—boosted the ...

Uncle Sam didn’t really become a household name until Thomas Nast’s sketches in Harper’s Weekly in the late 1860s and ’70s, when Nast made him a hero of the Union cause.

Uncle Sam—clad in red, white, ... popularized the elephant and donkey as political mascots—boosted the character’s image with his illustrations in the 1860s and ‘70s.