| James Montgomery Flagg’s recruiting poster for World War I (1914–1918), with the beckoning words “I WANT YOU,” has become one of the best-known portrayals of the character known as Uncle Sam. The first visual representation of the figure known as Uncle Sam appeared in political cartoons in 1832. The Congress of the United States adopted Uncle Sam as the national symbol in 1961 and recognized Samuel Wilson as the inspiration behind the symbol. Samuel Wilson, a businessman from New York also known as Uncle Sam, stamped his shipments during the War of 1812 with the initials of the United States, U.S. The coincidence led to the use of the nickname Uncle Sam for the United States government. |
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