He Changed Candy Forever - The Life of Milton Hershey Part 1

0:00 - Intro0:42 - Humble beginnings3:24 -Early Career6:20 - Starting his own business14:45 - Things take a turn17:11 - Discovering the world of chocolate 21:30 - Hershey’s Kisses 27:44 -What did Wilbur think?29:19 - Taste testing Wilbur vs Kisses32:43 - 1st Class Tickets on the Titanic Sources: Milton Hershey: https://hersheystory.org/milton-hershey-history/ Hershey School: https://www.mhskids.org/about/history/ https://www.biography.com/business-figure/milton-hershey Milton Hershey: https://www.hersheypa.com/about-hershey/milton-hershey.php https://www.thehersheycompany.com/en_us/home/about-us/milton-hershey.html https://www.mhskids.org/about/history/milton-s-hershey/ Wilbur Buds VS Kisses: https://candyprofessor.wordpress.com/2010/03/01/kissing-cousins-the-hershey’s-kiss-and-the-wilbur-bud/ Chocolate during the War: https://corp.commissaries.com/our-agency/newsroom/news-releases/how-sweet-it-us-troops-have-savored-taste-chocolates-their Chocolate in WWII: https://hersheyarchives.org/encyclopedia/serving-the-country-hershey-chocolates-contributions-to-wwii/ Hershey ration bars: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/hersheys-military-chocolate-troops-wwii-180983065/ Kisses packaging: https://hersheyarchives.org/encyclopedia/hersheyarchives30-18-only-hersheys-kisses-are-kisses/ Kisses: https://time.com/3707086/hershey-kiss-history-valentines/ Buds: https://www.wilburbuds.com/wilbur-history?srsltid=AfmBOoqNKc5SGydjNB18oAM1ya0ah6A5NA3poawqNbs5rAq1YGOap7rW Kisses & Buds: https://www.tastingtable.com/1191819/hersheys-chocolate-kisses-have-been-around-longer-than-you-might-expect/ Supposed to have been on the titanic: https://www.mhskids.org/blog/milton-hershey-school-hershey-titanic/#:~:text=In late 1911, the Hersheys,sinking of the big steamer. Close call Titanic: https://hersheyarchives.org/encyclopedia/milton-s-hershey-and-the-rms-titanic/#:~:text=Posted March 18, 2020,to reserve such a room. Wilbur’s Beef with Hershey: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/91212832/henry-oscar-wilbur