UNCLE SAM Uncle Sam (initials U. S. ) is a common national personification of the American government. The term is said to come from "Uncle Sam" Wilson, who provided barrels of beef to the U. S. Army during the War of 1812. The barrels were stamped "U. S. " to indicate that they were government property, but they came to be associated with Wilson's nickname, and eventually "Uncle Sam" became a nickname for the U. S. government.
The most popular visual representation of Uncle Sam is a cartoon image drawn by James Montgomery Flagg in 1916 of a white-haired, bearded male dressed in a patriotic top hat and jacket for a U. S. Army recruitment poster with the words "I Want You. "
THE SEVEN SISTERS The Seven Sisters is a loose association of seven liberal arts colleges in the Northeastern United States that are historically women's colleges. They are Barnard College, Bryn Mawr College, Mount Holyoke College, Radcliffe College, Smith College, Vassar College, and Wellesley College All were founded between 1837 and 1889. Four are in Massachusetts, two are in New York, and one is in Pennsylvania. The name Seven Sisters is a reference to the Greek myth of The Pleiades, the seven daughters of the Titan Atlas and the seanymph Pleione.
DRIVE-IN THEATRE Drive-in theatre is an outdoor movie theatre, where customers can view movies from the privacy and comfort of their cars. The drive-in theatre was the creation of Richard M. Hollingshead, chemical company magnate. The first drive-in theatre was opened in 1933 in New Jersey.
BOBBIES/PEELERS Police officers in the UK are often referred to by nicknames, such as "bobbies" and "peelers“. These nicknames come from Sir Robert Peel. who set up first organised police service in London in 1829. Bobby is short for Robert.
ELEPHANT FISH Elephant fish a large marine fish having a snout resembling an elephant's trunk. It is found in southern Australia and south of East Cape and Kaipara Harbour in New Zealand.