Celebrity Facial Hair Wednesday - Uncle Sam
We interrupt our normally scheduled program to bring you this special Wednesday edition of Celebrity Facial Hair Friday. In honor of the 4th of July, Independence Day, we've chosen Uncle Sam as our featured facial hair pick.
Yes, 231 years ago our country declared its independence from British rule by proving that the pen was mightier than the sword. 56 men, including John Hancock, put their John Hancock on the Declaration of Independence, and a new country was born. (That may be the condensed version.)
This now ubiquitous image of Uncle Sam (right) was painted by James Montgomery Flagg in 1917 as a recruitment poster for the US army during World War I. (Thanks Wikipedia. I seem smart!) It is based on this 1914 recruitment poster (left) from England. Who has worse facial hair? Gee that's a tough call. While the Briton's mustache is comically giant, I don't know any American today who would walk around with a white tail protruding from his chin. We've come a long way in our facial hair styles in 90 years. Too bad we're still at war.
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Posted by Russell Neufeld at July 4, 2007 8:45 AM
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