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9th August 1944: Smokey Bear, the forest fire prevention mascot, first appears on a poster in the United States
Produced in cooperation with the Ad Council, the first Smokey Bear poster, released on 9 August 1944, showed the bear pouring a bucket of water onto a campfire beneath the message, “Smokey says – Care will prevent 9 out...
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9th August 1944: Smokey Bear, the forest fire prevention mascot, first appears on a poster in the United States is an episode from HistoryPod by HistoryPod. Produced in cooperation with the Ad Council, the first Smokey Bear poster, released...
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Published Aug 9, 2026, audio available.
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