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On September 7, 1813, the United States got its nickname, Uncle Sam. The name is linked to Samuel Wilson, a meat packer from Troy, New York, who supplied barrels of beef to the United States Army during the War of 1812. Wilson stamped the barrels with “U.S.” for United States, but soldiers began referring to the grub as “Uncle Sam’s”. The local newspaper picked up on the story and Uncle Sam eventually gained widespread acceptance as the nickname for the U.S. federal1 government.
In the late 1860s and 1870s, political cartoonist Thomas Nast began popularizing the image of Uncle Sam. Nast continued to evolve the image, eventually giving Sam the white beard and stars-and-stripes suit that are associated with the character today.
In September, 1961, the U.S. Congress recognized Samuel Wilson as “the progenitor2 of America’s national symbol of Uncle Sam”. Wilson died at age 88 in 1854, and was buried next to his wife Betsey Mann in the Oakwood Cemetery in Troy, New York.
1813年9月7日,美國有了自己的绰号“山姆大叔”。这个名字与塞缪尔·威尔逊有关,他是纽约特洛伊的一名肉类包装工,在1812年战争期间,他向美国军队供应桶装牛肉。威尔逊为美国在这些桶上印上了“美国”的字样。但是士兵们开始把这些食物称为“山姆大叔的”。当地的报纸对此进行了报道,“山姆大叔”最终被广泛接受,成为了美国联邦政府的绰号。
在19世纪60年代末和19世纪70年代,政治漫画家托马斯·纳斯特开始普及山姆大叔的形象。纳斯特不断发展这一形象,最终塑造了与当今的山姆大叔形象相关的白胡子、星条旗西装的形象。
1961年9月,美国国会承认塞缪尔·威尔逊是“美国民族的象征山姆大叔的原型”。1854年,威尔逊去世,享年88岁,他被安葬在纽约特洛伊的奥克伍德公墓他的妻子贝琪·曼恩的旁边。
In the late 1860s and 1870s, political cartoonist Thomas Nast began popularizing the image of Uncle Sam. Nast continued to evolve the image, eventually giving Sam the white beard and stars-and-stripes suit that are associated with the character today.
In September, 1961, the U.S. Congress recognized Samuel Wilson as “the progenitor2 of America’s national symbol of Uncle Sam”. Wilson died at age 88 in 1854, and was buried next to his wife Betsey Mann in the Oakwood Cemetery in Troy, New York.
1813年9月7日,美國有了自己的绰号“山姆大叔”。这个名字与塞缪尔·威尔逊有关,他是纽约特洛伊的一名肉类包装工,在1812年战争期间,他向美国军队供应桶装牛肉。威尔逊为美国在这些桶上印上了“美国”的字样。但是士兵们开始把这些食物称为“山姆大叔的”。当地的报纸对此进行了报道,“山姆大叔”最终被广泛接受,成为了美国联邦政府的绰号。
在19世纪60年代末和19世纪70年代,政治漫画家托马斯·纳斯特开始普及山姆大叔的形象。纳斯特不断发展这一形象,最终塑造了与当今的山姆大叔形象相关的白胡子、星条旗西装的形象。
1961年9月,美国国会承认塞缪尔·威尔逊是“美国民族的象征山姆大叔的原型”。1854年,威尔逊去世,享年88岁,他被安葬在纽约特洛伊的奥克伍德公墓他的妻子贝琪·曼恩的旁边。