September 13Today is Uncle Sam Day.Uncle Sam Day commemorates the man behind the iconic image. The fascinating nickname for the United States government was born on September 1813.Sam Wilson, a meatpacker from New York, supplied barrels of meat to soldiers during the war of 1812. To identify the meat for shipment, Wilson prominently stamped “U.S.” on the barrels. It wasn’t long before the soldiers dubbed the grub a delivery from Uncle Sam. As such nicknames tend to do, its popularity spread.It is also:National Kids Take Over The Kitchen DayNational Peanut DayNational Celiac Disease Awareness DayNational Bald is Beautiful DayDay of the ProgrammerNational Boss/Employee Exchange Day
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Greg Casaretto
OK, one source says the nickname was applied in 1766 and another states 1813. Since Mr. Wilson supplied meat during the War of 1812, I am going with the 1813 date. >sheesh<