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Milton Hershey is born
on a Pennsylvania Farm -
Apprenticed to a German newspaper worker
Milton did not like the work and soon after transfered to a Lancaster County Confectioner apprenticship -
First candy business
He later moved to Denver, CO to study making milk chocolate. -
Returns to Lancaster penniless
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Visits the Colombian Exposition German Chocolate Making CO
Becomes inspired to make chocolates -
First sale of Hershey chocolate
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Marries Catherine "Kitty" Sweeny
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Creates the molded chocolate bar that we know today
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Creates the cocoa house and for his employees
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Milton hershey dies
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Creates the Hershey’s Kissed chocolate
