Thanks to modern technology, American military forces have become more effective in terms of weapons, defense, and their ...

Uncle Sam, the personification of the United States, was "born" on Sept. 7, 1813, and inspired by New York businessman Samuel Wilson, who provided rations to troops in the War of 1812.

Model? “Uncle Sam” may have been Sam Wilson, known as Uncle Sam, a meatpacker who stamped the initials “U.S.” on barrels of meat he sold to the Army in the War of 1812.

Uncle Sam isn't the only symbol that U.S. artists and illustrators have used to convey political issues of the day. One of the earliest symbolic stand-ins for the United States was "Columbia," a ...