He’s a symbol of patriotism, protest, and power. But behind the red, white, and blue is a real man—and a disputed American origin story. How did a real guy go from meatpacker to meme to ...

NO CRASHES OR DELAYS. >> WELL, UNCLE SAM HAS BEEN THE PERSONIFICATION OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SINCE THE 1800S. ABC’S DANNY NEW INTRODUCES US TO OUR NATIONAL MASCOTS. OLDEST LIVING DESCENDANT. >> AND ...

Many believe he was fictional, but one family of "patriots" knows better. Trey Hauptmann, right, a descendant of Uncle Sam, carries on his ancestor's legacy of service. Right, a World War I ...

Remembering the Real ‘Uncle Sam’ on Independence Day Uncle Sam, long a symbol of the U.S. government, was inspired by a real person — Sam Wilson, a meatpacker from Troy, New York, born in 1766.

I encountered the relic of his presence long before I met Sam Amuka, known as Uncle Sam. Inside a room in the far corner of the old Kudeti PUNCH building, predominantly constructed of plywood and ...