Jan. 6, 2026
Advertising & Jingles
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Learn all about the development of advertising, and who pioneered the practice of jingles!
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The first political cartoon advertised in print.
Benjamin Franklin, 1754
The Original (Jolly) Green Giant, 1928
Leo Burnett's Tony The Tiger (1952)
Leo Burnett's Marlboro Man (1954)
Leo Burnett's Toucan Sam (1963)
Leo Burnett's Pillsbury Doughboy (1965)
Leo Burnett's Maytag Repairman (1967)
A Wheaties Cereal Box From 1930
