In honor of Uncle Sam Day, September 13, the National Museum of American History tracked down the story of the familiar bearded figure and star of the 4th of July parade. Explore more about the man ...

Jonathan Wood said he knew the TIME magazine photo shoot with his 27-year-old bald eagle named "Uncle Sam" and GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump was going to be difficult. On Wednesday ...

It was his government contract supplying provisions to U.S. troops during the War of 1812 that Uncle Sam first inspired the larger-than-life caricature. But Wilson's service to the U.S. started in ...

Uncle Sam is one tough old avatar. Cartoonists and designers of all stripes have relied on him as a handy symbol of the U.S. government for ages. He’s evolved in small ways—his costume has ...

Uncle Sam’s flagship in (of all places) Toronto began by buying their new and secondhand military apparel straight from government surplus warehouses—and sometimes straight from discharged ...