ABC had Ted Koppel for their late night guy, and Drew Carey became their prime-time guy. Bruce Helford was the show's executive producer from its start in 1995 to its end in 2004, as was Drew.
Samuel Crompton was an English inventor and pioneer of the spinning industry. Building on the work of James Hargreaves and Richard Arkwright he invented the spinning mule, a machine that revolutionised the industry worldwide.
Uncle Sam. Samuel Wilson (1766-1854) was a meatpacker in Troy, New York, known for supplying provisions to soldiers during the War of 1812. Notorious for stamping his meat barrels with U.S., this developed into the nickname Uncle Sam being circulated by the troops. Source: History.com.