Smokey Bear is a campaign and advertising icon of the U.S.
Forest Service in the Wildfire Prevention Campaign, the 
longest-running public service announcement campaign
in United States history. The Ad Council, the United States
Forest Service (USFS), and the National Association of State
Foresters (NASF), in partnership with creative agency FCB,
employ Smokey Bear to educate the public about the dangers
of unplanned human-caused wildfires.     

A campaign began in 1944 featuring Smokey and the slogan
"Smokey Says – Care Will Prevent 9 out of 10 Forest Fires".

His slogan changed to "Remember, Only YOU Can Prevent
Forest Fires" in 1947 and was associated with Smokey Bear
for more than five decades, In April 2001, the message was
officially updated to "Only You Can Prevent Wildfires."   
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Pizza Hut is a pizza franchise that was founded on May 31, 1958,
in Wichita, Kansas. The first franchise unit opened in Topeka,
Kansas in 1959^. PepsiCo acquired Pizza Hut in November 1977
and spun it off, along with Taco Bell and Kentucky Fried Chicken,
into a new company named Tricon Global Restaurants, Inc. on
May 30, 1997. The company assumed the name of Yum! Brands
on May 22, 2002. 

Paul Reubens ( Rubenfeld) (August 27, 1952 – July 30, 2023)

Well known actor Paul Reubens who played the role of
Pee-Wee Herman died Sunday of cancer which he had
been fighting for six years. 

James Riddle Hoffa (February 14, 1913 – disappeared July
30, 1975; declared presumed dead July 30, 1982)

On the morning of July 31, 1975, James Riddle Hoffa, one of
the most influential American labor leaders of the 20th century, 
was officially reported missing after he failed to return home
the previous night. Though he is popularly believed to have
been the victim of a Mafia hit, conclusive evidence was never
found and Hoffa’s fate remains a mystery.

They were also the most expensive models in their lines. But
what really cemented 1951 woodies in history was the fact
that it was the last year Ford and Mercury models used real
wood for the bodies. 
(Story by Rachel Schneider)