0:00 - Intro

0:24 - Hershey PA

5:49 - Hershey School

8:03 - WWI & Cuba

10:04 - Bill Murrie & M&M’s

14:57 - The Great Depression & Stikes

24:01 - WWII

30:10 - Milton Hershey’s Legacy

Sources:

Hershey’s Cuba: https://www.mhskids.org/blog/built-sugar-hershey-cuba/#:~:text=Did you know Milton Hershey,of the Deed of Trust.

Cuba: https://hersheyarchives.org/encyclopedia/cuba-central-hershey-1916-1946/

Lots of info on Hershey the place: https://www.hersheypa.com

Is Hershey really a town? https://www.hersheypa.com/about-hershey/faqs.php#:~:text=Although we are known to,known as Hershey ever since.

Milton Hershey: https://hersheystory.org/milton-hershey-history/

Strike? https://www.history.com/articles/hersheys-once-violently-suppressed-a-strike-by-chocolate-workers

Hershey School: https://www.mhskids.org/about/history/

https://www.biography.com/business-figure/milton-hershey

Milton in Cuba: https://hersheyarchives.org/encyclopedia/cuba-central-hershey-1916-1946/

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/

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/

Ration Bar Stuff: https://hersheyarchives.org/encyclopedia/ration-d-bars/

0:00 - Intro

0:42 - Humble beginnings

3:24 -Early Career

6:20 - Starting his own business

14:45 - Things take a turn

17:11 - Discovering the world of chocolate

21:30 - Hershey’s Kisses

27:44 -What did Wilbur think?

29:19 - Taste testing Wilbur vs Kisses

32:43 - 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

In today's episode of History and Hearsay, we are discussing the history of M&M's and how they changed the candy industry! ~ Christina

Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 0:40 - Frank Mars5:33 - Forrest Mars10:55 - M&Ms18:52 - Secrecy

►Sources:https://www.mars.com/about/history https://www.history.com/articles/the-wartime-origins-of-the-mm https://www.allrecipes.com/the-real-reason-m-and-ms-were-invented-8680298 https://www.mms.com/en-gb/explore/about-us https://missionrollcall.org/veteran-voices/articles/mms-and-the-military/ https://hersheyarchives.org/encyclopedia/murrie-william-f-r-1873-1950/ https://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/08/08/mm-vs-smarties/ https://www.mashed.com/1281792/unlikely-similarity-between-smarties-m-ms/ Additional sources listed at the bottom of the webpage: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M&M's Red M&M Whoas: https://www.livescience.com/33017-why-were-red-mms-discontinued-for-a-decade.html https://www.bargainboxed.com/blogs/articles/when-were-m-ms-created-the-history-of-m-m-candies?srsltid=AfmBOoomotEkGsLtKXQ8cpKObwiU2C1fmv-GnwK8ilDVB77pM_zVhXMT Ration D Bars: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/hersheys-military-chocolate-troops-wwii-180983065/ Candy in War time: https://www.popsci.com/health/hershey-mars-wwii/#:~:text=From sugar shortages to military,2025 9:00 AM EDT