Speaker 1: Well, welcome to the Stupid Distruy Minute. I'm your host,
Speaker 1: KEP Pound. Today we're talking about Uncle Sam. Uncle Sam
Speaker 1: wasn't a president, a general, or even a politician. The
Speaker 1: nickname is widely believed to come from Samuel Wilson, a
Speaker 1: meat packer from Troy, New York See. During the War
Speaker 1: of eighteen twelve, Wilson supplied barrels of beef to the
Speaker 1: US Army stamped US soldiers joked that the initials stood
Speaker 1: for Uncle Sam, and the nickname quickly spread as a
Speaker 1: personification of the United States. The famous image of Uncle
Speaker 1: Sam pointing and saying I want you was created by
Speaker 1: illustrator James Montgomery Flag in nineteen seventeen as a military
Speaker 1: recruiting poster. Not bad for a guy who's really just
Speaker 1: packing beef. This has been the Stupid History Minute, and
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