“If you don’t fill it out and send it to the IRS,” a friend said, “you could be sent to federal prison, or have your pants impounded by the government or be atom-bombed.” He was ...

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 ...

Before the fictional Uncle Sam came the Revolutionary War-era Brother Jonathan. Brother Jonathan wore striped pants, a hat and a long military jacket (Uncle Sam’s fashion inspiration ...

Though Nast went through several iterations with Uncle Sam, he finally settled on dressing a comically lanky man in red and white striped pants, a blue coat, and a top hat. Related: How ...

Sporting a blue button-down shirt, a red vest, a top hat and long red and white-striped pants, Uncle Sam had perhaps the most patriotic outfit of the day. “This is what I like to call my ...