Milton Hershey _Hersheys Chocolate company By laykha1 Sep 13, 1857 Milton Hershey is born Jan 1, 1876 Milton moves to Philadelphia to start his own candy business Jan 1, 1894 Milton Founds the Hershey Chocolate company and begins producing baking chocolate cocoa and sweet chocolate coatings for caramels Jan 1, 1898 Milton marries Catherine Sweeny Jan 1, 1900 Milton sells the lancaster caramel company focusing only on chocolate Jan 1, 1905 The Hershey Chocolate Company is completed Jan 1, 1907 Hershey Kisses are introduced Jan 1, 1918 Milton gives his fortune to H.I.S(Hershey Industrial School ) Oct 13, 1945 october 13 Mr . Hershey dies he is 88 Jan 1, 1968 First African American students to milton hershey school (Deed of trust modified in 1970 to permit enrollment of students without regard to race )
