Smokey Bear was found 70 years ago

On the 70th anniversary of Smokey Bear's discovery at a wildfire in Capitan, New Mexico, the next article provides a timeline of the public service icon who merited his own zip code to handle fan mail at Washington DC's National Zoo.

Smokey Bear was found 70 years ago

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