"Uncle Sam," of course,stands for the United States.It is the nickname of the country.It is hard to believe that this nickname arose quite by accident and there was a man called "Uncle Sam."However,not many people have ever heard of such a man.Not even most young Americans.
The man was called Uncle Sam Wilson.He was born in Arlington, Massachusetts, September 13, 1776. At the age of 14 Sam joined the American Revolutionary War, and served in the army under George Washington until the end of the war.He then moved to Troy, New York states, and began a meatpacking business. In the year of 1812,war broke out between the United States and Great Britain. On Octomber 2 that year, a group of visitors came to Sam's meatpacking plant.Among them was Geovernor Daniel Tompkings of New York State.He noticed the capitalized letters EAUS on the packages of meat and asked what they stood for. A worker man replied taht EA stood for Elbert Anderson,the businessman for whom Sam was working.And he added jokingly that US(actually it was the short form for United States) stood for Uncle Sam Wilson.
In May 1813,this story appeared in a newspaper published in New York.Since Uncle Sam was an example of a hard-working man and a lover of America, the idea of"Uncle Sam" as the name of this kind of man became well-known rapidly.
By the end of the war of 1812,"Uncle Sam" had come to symbolize the character of the nation and the government.In 1961 the US Congress made a decision that "Uncle Sam" is the America's national symbol.
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The man was called Uncle Sam Wilson.He was born in Arlington, Massachusetts, September 13, 1776. At the age of 14 Sam joined the American Revolutionary War, and served in the army under George Washington until the end of the war.He then moved to Troy, New York states, and began a meatpacking business. In the year of 1812,war broke out between the United States and Great Britain. On Octomber 2 that year, a group of visitors came to Sam's meatpacking plant.Among them was Geovernor Daniel Tompkings of New York State.He noticed the capitalized letters EAUS on the packages of meat and asked what they stood for. A worker man replied taht EA stood for Elbert Anderson,the businessman for whom Sam was working.And he added jokingly that US(actually it was the short form for United States) stood for Uncle Sam Wilson.
In May 1813,this story appeared in a newspaper published in New York.Since Uncle Sam was an example of a hard-working man and a lover of America, the idea of"Uncle Sam" as the name of this kind of man became well-known rapidly.
By the end of the war of 1812,"Uncle Sam" had come to symbolize the character of the nation and the government.In 1961 the US Congress made a decision that "Uncle Sam" is the America's national symbol.
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