He wants you to learn about the symbol’s history. / swim ink 2 llc/Corbis Historical/Getty Images (Uncle Sam); Justin Dodd/Mental Floss (question mark) Uncle Sam—clad in red, white ...

A man dressed as Uncle Sam died after lighting a firework ... The vehicle went through an intersection, ignoring a stop sign, ...

Uncle Sam is one tough old avatar. Cartoonists and designers of all stripes have relied on him as a handy symbol of the U.S. government for ages. He’s evolved in small ways—his costume has ...

A group of people gathered in Troy, to celebrate the man known as Uncle Sam. The annual service took place at Oakwood Cemetery to commemorate the 258th birthday of Samuel Wilson of Troy ...

Some people spend their summers following musicians on tour, meeting people and swapping friendship bracelets. I spent mine ...

Steve Darnall and Alex Ross created Uncle Sam in the hope that they’d never have to debate politics ever again. “It’s all on the page,” explains Darnall as we discuss the graphic novel’s ...

A government that’s truly by and for the people will be more prone to reflect popular prejudices and more willing to make ...

The true history of the lynching that begat the Civil Rights Movement began with the Mississippi gubernatorial election that ...

Uncle Big Lau is here, too, and he’s ready to make some content. The 81 year-old is wearing a thick green jade ring and a ...

And the cost of the program — estimated at about $16 billion for 2016 — will continue to rise each year as more districts sign up for the ... And it won’t stop here. The expansion of free ...

Donald Trump has barely been president for six weeks. And already, he has declared a full-blown war on undocumented immigrants. America's 45th president has ordered deportation raids in at least ...

Many retirees plan to earn extra income to supplement their retirement spending. But how much can a retired person earn without paying taxes? The answer to this question varies based on your ...