Who is Uncle Sam
"Uncle Sam", of course, stands for the United States. It is the
nickname(绰号) of the country. It is hard to believe that this nickname arose
quite by accident and there was a man called "Uncle Sam"{{U}} (46)
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The man was called Uncle Sam Wilson. He was born in
Arlington, Massachusetts (马萨诸塞州) , September 13,1766. At the age of 14 Sam
joined the American Revolutionary War, and served in the army under George
Washington until the end of the war. He then moved to Troy, New York State and
began a meat-packing business in the year 1812 war broke out between the United
States and Great Britain.{{U}} (47) {{/U}}.Among them was Governor
Daniel Tompkings of New York State. He noticed the capitalized letters EAUS on
the packages of meat and asked what they stood for. A workman replied that EA
stood for Elbert And