Onlookers, clueless, asked who’s the guy with the striped pants and top hat? Told he was “Uncle Sam.” They asked whose uncle he was. Next July 31 marks the 170th year of the real Uncle Sam ...

A man's death has been ruled an accident after he lit a firework off of his Uncle Sam top hat on the Fourth of July, a South Carolina coroner told USA TODAY Monday. Allen Ray McGrew, 41 ...

“I’m in the bullpen ready to go. I tried on the Uncle Sam suit and hat and they fit!” Carpenter has enjoyed his years as Uncle Sam. “Overall, it’s been an exciting and important ...

A few years later, Uncle Sam told his little brown brother that he was now ready and free to fend for himself. Meanwhile, thousands of miles away, Juan had already heard of the sleeping giant.